CVE-2023-43642: snappy-java's missing upper bound check on chunk length can lead to Denial of Service (DoS) impact

CVE-2023-43642 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-25

snappy-java's missing upper bound check on chunk length can lead to Denial of Service (DoS) impact

Technologies: org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-43642 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-43642 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-43642?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 September 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.10.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-43642?
Yes. org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (Maven): upgrade to 1.1.10.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-43642?
Check whether you run org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (Maven): upgrade to 1.1.10.4 or later
    # set org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java to 1.1.10.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.10.4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-43642
  • GHSA-55g7-9cwv-5qfv

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