CVE-2023-1973
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CVE-2023-1973 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in Undertow package. Using the FormAuthenticationMechanism, a malicious user could trigger a Denial of Service by sending crafted requests, leading the server to an OutofMemory error, exhausting the server's memory.. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in Undertow package. Using the FormAuthenticationMechanism, a malicious user could trigger a Denial of Service by sending crafted requests, leading the server to an OutofMemory error, exhausting the server's memory.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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- Status
- Deferred
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