CVE-2021-3637
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in keycloak-model-infinispan in keycloak versions before 14.0.0 where authenticationSessions map in RootAuthenticationSessionEntity grows boundlessly which could lead to a DoS attack.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- Maven org.keycloak:keycloak-model-infinispan< 14.0.0osvUSpkg:maven/org.keycloak/keycloak-model-infinispan
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-2vp8-jv5v-6qh6Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in keycloak-model-infinispan2021-07-13ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in keycloak-model-infinispan in keycloak versions before 14.0.0 where authenticationSessions map in RootAuthenticationSessionEntity grows boundlessly which could lead to a DoS attack.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1979638cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164141/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3528-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Keycloak-denial-of-service-via-RootAuthenticationSessionEntity-AuthenticationSessions-36405cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3077cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1979638enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1979638Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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