Vulnerability identifier: #VU79796

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32732

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
gRPC
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor:

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and cause a termination of connection between a HTTP2 proxy and a gRPC server.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/32309
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37IDNVY5AWVH7JDMM2SDTL24ZPPZJNSY/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VWE44J5FG7THHL7XVEVTNIGEYBNKJBLL/

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Q & A

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.