Vulnerability Description
Prior to version v1.20230419.0, the FormData API implementation was subject to an integer overflow. If a FormData instance contained more than 2^31 elements, the forEach() method could end up reading from the wrong location in memory while iterating over elements. This would most likely lead to a segmentation fault, but could theoretically allow arbitrary undefined behavior. In order for the bug to be exploitable, the process would need to be able to allocate 160GB of RAM. Due to this, the bug was never exploitable on the Cloudflare Workers platform, but could theoretically be exploitable on deployments of workerd running on machines with a huge amount of memory. Moreover, in order to be remotely exploited, an attacker would have to upload a single form-encoded HTTP request of at least tens of gigabytes in size. The application code would then have to use request.formData() to parse the request and formData.forEach() to iterate over this data. Due to these limitations, the exploitation likelihood was considered Low. A fix that addresses this vulnerability has been released in version v1.20230419.0 and users are encouraged to update to the latest version available.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Workerd | < 1.20230419.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/releases/tag/v1.20230419.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/security/advisories/GHSA-8vx6-69vg-c46fVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/releases/tag/v1.20230419.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/security/advisories/GHSA-8vx6-69vg-c46fVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-2512?
CVE-2023-2512 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Prior to version v1.20230419.0, the FormData API implementation was subject to an integer overflow. If a FormData instance contained more than 2^31 elements, the forEach() method could end up reading ...
How severe is CVE-2023-2512?
CVE-2023-2512 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-2512?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cloudflare Workerd.