CVE-2023-23631 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-23631?

CVE-2023-23631 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-23631?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Protocol Go-Unixfsnode.

Vulnerability Description

github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode is an ADL IPLD prime node that wraps go-codec-dagpb's implementation of protobuf to enable pathing. In versions priot to 1.5.2 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 bogus fanout parameter in the HAMT directory nodes. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Protocol	Go-Unixfsnode	< 1.5.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-23631?

CVE-2023-23631 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). github.com/ipfs/go-unixfsnode is an ADL IPLD prime node that wraps go-codec-dagpb's implementation of protobuf to enable pathing. In versions priot to 1.5.2 trying to read malformed HAMT sharded direc...

How severe is CVE-2023-23631?

CVE-2023-23631 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-23631?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Protocol Go-Unixfsnode.