CVE-2023-43642
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
snappy-java's missing upper bound check on chunk length can lead to Denial of Service (DoS) impact
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.10.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.10.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.10.5-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java | <1.1.10.4 | 1.1.10.4 |
References
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/security/advisories/GHSA-55g7-9cwv-5qfv
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43642
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/commit/9f8c3cf74223ed0a8a834134be9c917b9f10ceb5
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/releases/tag/v1.1.10.4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43642
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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