Resource management error in Apache Airflow - CVE-2023-36543
Published: February 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86028
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36543
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote user can send specially crafted request to the application and make the current request hang, resulting in resource exhaustion leading to denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36543
Install updates from vendor's website.