Infinite Loop Vulnerability in StackStorm by StackStorm
CVE-2021-28667

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Stackstorm

Status
Stackstorm
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 March 2021

What is CVE-2021-28667?

In versions of StackStorm prior to 3.4.1, a vulnerability exists that can lead to an infinite loop, causing excessive consumption of system resources such as memory and disk space. This situation arises when using Python 3.x with a non-utf-8 locale while attempting to log Unicode data from action or rule names. As a result, systems may become unresponsive and experience performance degradation, highlighting the importance of upgrading to the latest version to mitigate this issue.

References

https://stackstorm.com/2021/03/10/stackstorm-v3-4-1-secur...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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