CVE-2023-23631
Denial of service via HAMT decoding panic in github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.78%
Description
Trying to read malformed HAMT sharded directories can cause panics and virtual memory leaks. If you are reading untrusted user input, an attacker can then trigger a panic. This is caused by a bogus fanout parameter in the HAMT directory nodes. There are no known workarounds (users are advised to upgrade).
How to fix CVE-2023-23631
To remediate CVE-2023-23631, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.5.2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5.2 or later
Is CVE-2023-23631 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.5.2
- from 0, < 1.5.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |