CVE-2023-40594

Denial of Service (DoS) via the ‘printf’ Search Function

Published Aug 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can use the `printf` SPL function to perform a denial of service (DoS) against the Splunk Enterprise instance.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-45152 In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can use the `printf` SPL function to perform a denial of service (DoS) against the Splunk Enterprise instance.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Splunk
Published
Updated
Feb 28, 2025, 11:03 AM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2023, 10:07 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 30, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:18 AM