CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-19343

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Published: Mar 23, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.9 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
LOW
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A flaw was found in Undertow when using Remoting as shipped in Red Hat Jboss EAP before version 7.2.4. A memory leak in HttpOpenListener due to holding remote connections indefinitely may lead to denial of service. Versions before undertow 2.0.25.SP1 and jboss-remoting 5.0.14.SP1 are believed to be vulnerable.

Weakness

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Jboss-remotingRedhat*5.0.14 (excluding)
Jboss-remotingRedhat5.0.14 (including)5.0.14 (including)
Jboss_enterprise_application_platformRedhat*7.2.4 (excluding)
UndertowRedhat*2.0.25 (excluding)
UndertowRedhat2.0.25 (including)2.0.25 (including)
Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0RedHatundertow*
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous DeliveryRedHatundertow*
UndertowUbuntubionic*
UndertowUbuntudisco*
UndertowUbuntueoan*
UndertowUbuntufocal*
UndertowUbuntugroovy*
UndertowUbuntuhirsute*
UndertowUbuntuimpish*
UndertowUbuntukinetic*
UndertowUbuntuoracular*
UndertowUbuntuplucky*
UndertowUbuntutrusty*
UndertowUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

  • Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:

  • The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.

  • The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

References