CVE-2023-43642 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting all versions of xerial snappy-java, including 1.1.10.3. The vulnerability arises from a missing upper bound check on chunk length within the SnappyInputStream, allowing an attacker to trigger an unrecoverable fatal error by providing specially crafted compressed data with an excessively large chunk size. This issue carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xerial:snappy-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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