Vulnerability identifier: #VU63159
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
XNIO
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to notifyReadClosed method from main/java/org/xnio/StreamConnection.java logs data into debug log instead of stderr. As a result, an attacker can trigger the application to log enormous amount of data and consume all available space.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
XNIO: 3.8.6 - 3.8.7
External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064226
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.