CVE-2023-30798
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
There MultipartParser usage in Encode's Starlette python framework before versions 0.25.0 allows an unauthenticated and remote attacker to specify any number of form fields or files which can cause excessive memory usage resulting in denial of service of the HTTP service.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.25.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.25.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.25.0-1 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.25.0-1 |
References
- https://github.com/encode/starlette/security/advisories/GHSA-74m5-2c7w-9w3x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30798
- https://github.com/encode/starlette/commit/8c74c2c8dba7030154f8af18e016136bea1938fa
- https://github.com/encode/starlette
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/starlette/PYSEC-2023-48.yaml
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/starlette-multipartparser-dos
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-30798
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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