CVE-2023-1428: Denial-of-Service in gRPC

Published Jun 9, 2023
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Updated

gRPC is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Affected Software

4 affected components
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation<=V23.0.1 - V23.0.1-IF001
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation<=V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF023
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation<=V22.0.2 - V22.0.2-IF006 and later fixes V22.0.1 - V22.0.1-IF006 and later fixes V21.0.2 - V21.0.2-IF012 and later fixes V21.0.1 - V21.0.1-IF007 and later fixes V20.0.1 - V20.0.3 and later fixes V19.0.1 - V19.0.3 and later fixes V18.0.0 - V18.0.2 and later fixes
gRPC gRPC>=1.51.0<1.53.0

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/grpc/grpc/commit/2485fa94bd8a723e5c977d55a3ce10b301b437f8

Information

Fixes available in these releases: - 1.52.2: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.52.2 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.52.2 - 1.53.1: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.53.1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.53.1 - 1.54.2: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.54.2 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.54.2 - 1.55.0: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.55.0 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/tag/v1.55.0

Event History

Jun 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:46 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:46 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Jun 13, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:09 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-1428.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1428?

The severity of CVE-2023-1428 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-1428?

Grpc versions between 1.51.0 and 1.53.0 are affected by CVE-2023-1428.

4

How does CVE-2023-1428 manifest?

CVE-2023-1428 manifests as an abort() being called in gRPC's C++ implementation when certain headers are sent.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-1428?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2023-1428 can be found in the following commit: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/commit/2485fa94bd8a723e5c977d55a3ce10b301b437f8

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