#VU84617 Resource exhaustion in python-eventlet (Red Hat package) - CVE-2023-5625

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#VU84617 Resource exhaustion in python-eventlet (Red Hat package) - CVE-2023-5625

Published: December 20, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84617
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5625
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
python-eventlet (Red Hat package)
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing patch for #VU56244 (CVE-2021-21419). A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending highly compressed data frame and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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