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CVE-2023-51775
CVE-2023-51775
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
jose4j denial of service via specifically crafted JWE
Reported by mitre · Published December 25, 2023
jose4j is fixed in 0.9.4 (Maven Central)
The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j | Maven Central | 0.9.4 |
| kafka-jre-bcfips | Chainguard | 3.7.0-r0 |
| hadoop-fips-3.5 | Chainguard | 3.5.0-r4 |
| confluent-kafka | Wolfi | 8.2.0.367-r0 |
| confluent-common-docker | Wolfi | 7.6.9-r0 |
| confluent-common-docker | Chainguard | 7.6.9-r0 |
| confluent-kafka | Chainguard | 8.2.0.367-r0 |
| jose4j | jose4j_project | 0.9.4 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| chainguard | kafka-jre-bcfips | 0 |
| chainguard | hadoop-fips-3.5 | 0 |
| wolfi | confluent-kafka | 0 |
| Maven | org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j | 0 |
| wolfi | confluent-common-docker | 0 |
| chainguard | confluent-common-docker | 0 |
| jose4j_project | jose4j | 0 |
| chainguard | confluent-kafka | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Dec 25, 2023 CVE Published
- Dec 26, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Feb 8, 2024 PoC Published
- Oct 5, 2024 Coalition ESS Score (16 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory (15 in total, the first dated here)
- Nov 2, 2026 Distribution Patch (13 in total, the first dated here)
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