High severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2023· Updated Feb 13, 2025
Vault May be Vulnerable to a Denial of Service Through Memory Exhaustion When Handling Large HTTP Requests
CVE-2023-6337
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.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 | 1.15.4 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.8 | 1.14.8 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | >= 1.12.0, < 1.13.12 | 1.13.12 |
Affected products
2- HashiCorp/Vault Enterprisev5Range: 1.12.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6p62-6cg9-f5f5ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6337ghsaADVISORY
- discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-34-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-through-memory-exhaustion-when-handling-large-http-requests/60741ghsaWEB
- github.com/hashicorp/vault/pull/24354ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240112-0006ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240112-0006/mitre
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