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GHSA-cw2r-4p82-qv79

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published Dec 28, 2023·Last modified Nov 12, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Denial of Service, Applications that allow the use of the PBKDF2 algorithm.

Patches

A patch is available that sets the maximum number of default rounds.

Workarounds

Applications that do not need to use PBKDF2 should simply specify the algorithms use and exclude it from the list. Applications that need to use the algorithm should upgrade to the new version that allows to set a maximum rounds number.

Acknowledgement

The issues was reported by Jingcheng Yang and Jianjun Chen from Sichuan University and Zhongguancun Lab

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
4.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.88%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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