Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Eap 7.4.13

CVE-2023-3171

A flaw was found in EAP-7 during deserialization of certain classes, which permits instantiation of HashMap and HashTable with no checks on resources consumed. This issue could allow an attacker to submit malicious requests using these classes, which could eventually exhaust the heap and result in a Denial of Service.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3171?
CVE-2023-3171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Eap 7.4.13, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-3171?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.