Resource exhaustion in python-eventlet (Red Hat package) - CVE-2023-5625
Published: December 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84617
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
python-eventlet (Red Hat package)
python-eventlet (Red Hat package)
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-5625
Install updates from vendor's website.