CVE-2023-5954
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
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 · 5.9–7.5
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affected products (41)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2871Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-11-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwmHashiCorp Vault Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability2023-11-09ghsa · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
- BIT-vault-2023-5954Vault Requests Triggering Policy Checks May Lead To Unbounded Memory Consumption2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
- GO-2023-2329HashiCorp Vault Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault2024-08-21vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/vault
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references (7)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5954cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-5954/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-requests-triggering-policy-checks-may-lead-to-unbounded-memory-consumption/59926cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-requests-triggering-policy-checks-may-lead-to-unbounded-memory-consumption/59926enisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001/enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-requests-triggering-policy-checks-may-lead-to-unbounded-memory-consumption/59926Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001/nvd
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