CVE-2023-5379

Undertow: ajp request closes connection exceeding maxrequestsize

Published Dec 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Undertow. When an AJP request is sent that exceeds the max-header-size attribute in ajp-listener, JBoss EAP is marked in an error state by mod_cluster in httpd, causing JBoss EAP to close the TCP connection without returning an AJP response. This happens because mod_proxy_cluster marks the JBoss EAP instance as an error worker when the TCP connection is closed from the backend after sending the AJP request without receiving an AJP response, and stops forwarding. This issue could allow a malicious user could to repeatedly send requests that exceed the max-header-size, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57695 A flaw was found in Undertow. When an AJP request is sent that exceeds the max-header-size attribute in ajp-listener, JBoss EAP is marked in an error state by mod_cluster in httpd, causing JBoss EAP to close the TCP connection without returning an AJP response. This happens because mod_proxy_cluster marks the JBoss EAP instance as an error worker when the TCP connection is closed from the backend after sending the AJP request without receiving an AJP response, and stops forwarding. This issue could allow a malicious user could to repeatedly send requests that exceed the max-header-size, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat jboss Bpms
Redhat support For Springboot
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:1.0
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_bpms:7
cpe:/a:redhat:support_for_springboot:2
Vendors & Products Redhat jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
Redhat openshift Application Runtimes
Redhat jboss Bpms
Redhat support For Springboot
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.1::el7
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_eus:7.3::el7
Vendors & Products Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform Eus
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