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CVE-2023-6481 (GCVE-0-2023-6481)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 08:35 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:28
VLAI
Title
Logback "receiver" DOS vulnerability CVE-2023-6378 incomplete fix
Summary
A serialization vulnerability in logback receiver component part of logback version 1.4.13, 1.3.13 and 1.2.12 allows an attacker to mount a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Denial-of-service using poisoned data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
QOS.CH Sarl logback Unaffected: 1.4.14
Unaffected: 1.3.14
Unaffected: 1.2.13
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Credits
Yakov Shafranovich, Amazon Web Services Camilo Aparecido Ferri Moreira
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