CVE-2023-36461

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-36461
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-07-06 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-07-14 19:25:00 UTC
DescriptionMastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. When performing outgoing HTTP queries, Mastodon sets a timeout on individual read operations. Prior to versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3, a malicious server can indefinitely extend the duration of the response through slowloris-type attacks. This vulnerability can be used to keep all Mastodon workers busy for an extended duration of time, leading to the server becoming unresponsive. Versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3 contain a patch for this issue.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-770

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joinmastodon Mastodon All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Release v4.0.5 · mastodon/mastodon · GitHub MISC github.com
Release v4.1.3 · mastodon/mastodon · GitHub MISC github.com
Merge pull request from GHSA-9pxv-6qvf-pjwc · mastodon/mastodon@c592979 · GitHub MISC github.com
Release v3.5.9 · mastodon/mastodon · GitHub MISC github.com
Denial of Service through slow HTTP responses · Advisory · mastodon/mastodon · GitHub MISC github.com
oss-security - CVE-2023-36461: mastodon: Denial of Service through slow HTTP responses MISC www.openwall.com
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