CVE-2022-34917 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Kafka, affecting all versions since 2.8.0. Unauthenticated clients can exploit this by allocating excessive memory on brokers, leading to OutOfMemoryExceptions. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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