CVE-2023-5954 (GCVE-0-2023-5954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-09 20:13 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:25
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Summary
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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Vendor Product Version
HashiCorp Vault Affected: 1.15.0
Affected: 1.15.1
Affected: 1.14.3
Affected: 1.14.4
Affected: 1.14.5
Affected: 1.13.7
Affected: 1.13.8
Affected: 1.13.9
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    HashiCorp Vault Enterprise Affected: 1.15.0
Affected: 1.15.1
Affected: 1.14.3
Affected: 1.14.4
Affected: 1.14.5
Affected: 1.13.7
Affected: 1.13.8
Affected: 1.13.9
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