CVE-2023-36461
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-06 18:57
Modified
2024-11-15 17:56
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. When performing outgoing HTTP queries, Mastodon sets a timeout on individual read operations. Prior to versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3, a malicious server can indefinitely extend the duration of the response through slowloris-type attacks. This vulnerability can be used to keep all Mastodon workers busy for an extended duration of time, leading to the server becoming unresponsive. Versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3 contain a patch for this issue.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/7Mailing List
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/c5929798bf7e56cc2c79b15bed0c4692ded3dcb6Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.5.9Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.5Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.1.3Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-9pxv-6qvf-pjwcThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/7Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/c5929798bf7e56cc2c79b15bed0c4692ded3dcb6Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v3.5.9Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.5Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.1.3Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-9pxv-6qvf-pjwcThird Party Advisory
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