What is CVE-2023-43768?

CVE-2023-43768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Couchbase_server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-43768?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Couchbase Couchbase_server

CVE-2023-43768

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 6.6.x through 7.2.0, before 7.1.5 and 7.2.1. Unauthenticated users may cause memcached to run out of memory via large commands.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th 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

Couchbase Couchbase_server — versions 7.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43768?: CVE-2023-43768 is a high-severity vulnerability in Couchbase Couchbase_server, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-43768?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.