Vault Requests Triggering Policy Checks May Lead To Unbounded Memory Consumption
CVE-2023-5954

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Hashicorp
Status
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 November 2023

What is CVE-2023-5954?

A vulnerability in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise allows inbound client requests that trigger a policy check to lead to unbounded memory consumption. This condition can escalate and result in denial-of-service occurrences, impacting the availability of the service. The vulnerability has been resolved in Vault versions 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.

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Affected Version(s)

Vault Enterprise Windows 1.15.0

Vault Enterprise Windows 1.15.1

Vault Enterprise Windows 1.14.3

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-reque...
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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