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This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Current Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.12.0 and newer are vulnerable to a denial of service through memory exhaustion of the host when handling large unauthenticated and authenticated HTTP requests from a client. Vault will attempt to map the request to memory, resulting in the exhaustion of available memory on the host, which may cause Vault to crash.
Fixed in Vault 1.15.4, 1.14.8, 1.13.12.
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.12.0 and newer are vulnerable to a denial of service through memory exhaustion of the host when handling large unauthenticated and authenticated HTTP requests from a client. Vault will attempt to map the request to memory, resulting in the exhaustion of available memory on the host, which may cause Vault to crash.
Fixed in Vault 1.15.4, 1.14.8, 1.13.12.
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CVE Modified by HashiCorp Inc.2/13/2025 1:16:08 PM
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HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.12.0 and newer are vulnerable to a denial of service through memory exhaustion of the host when handling large unauthenticated and authenticated HTTP requests from a client. Vault will attempt to map the request to memory, resulting in the exhaustion of available memory on the host, which may cause Vault to crash.
Fixed in Vault 1.15.4, 1.14.8, 1.13.12.
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.12.0 and newer are vulnerable to a denial of service through memory exhaustion of the host when handling large unauthenticated and authenticated HTTP requests from a client. Vault will attempt to map the request to memory, resulting in the exhaustion of available memory on the host, which may cause Vault to crash.
Fixed in Vault 1.15.4, 1.14.8, 1.13.12.
CVE Modified by HashiCorp Inc.5/14/2024 10:33:21 AM
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CVE Modified by HashiCorp Inc.1/12/2024 9:15:48 AM
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Reference
HashiCorp Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240112-0006/ [No types assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST12/13/2023 1:06:18 PM
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE
NIST CWE-770
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.12.0
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.12.0
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (excluding) 1.13.12
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.13.0 up to (excluding) 1.13.12
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.14.0 up to (excluding) 1.14.8
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.14.0 up to (excluding) 1.14.8
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.15.0 up to (excluding) 1.15.4
*cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.15.0 up to (excluding) 1.15.4
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Reference Type
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-34-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-through-memory-exhaustion-when-handling-large-http-requests/60741 No Types Assigned
New CVE Received from HashiCorp Inc.12/08/2023 5:15:07 PM
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HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.12.0 and newer are vulnerable to a denial of service through memory exhaustion of the host when handling large unauthenticated and authenticated HTTP requests from a client. Vault will attempt to map the request to memory, resulting in the exhaustion of available memory on the host, which may cause Vault to crash.
Fixed in Vault 1.15.4, 1.14.8, 1.13.12.
Added
CVSS V3.1
HashiCorp Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CWE
HashiCorp Inc. CWE-770
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Reference
HashiCorp Inc. https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-34-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-through-memory-exhaustion-when-handling-large-http-requests/60741 [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2023-6337 NVD
Published Date: 12/08/2023 NVD
Last Modified: 02/13/2025
Source: HashiCorp Inc.