# CVE-2023-36184: Denial of service in n/a

> A stack overflow in the Sui blockchain allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the openrpc.json component.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w324-97v9-pxqg

## What is CVE-2023-36184?

CVE-2023-36184 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CMysten Labs Sui blockchain v1.2.0 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component /spec/openrpc.json.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36184?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Aptosfoundation Aptos, Move Project Move, Mystenlabs Sui.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36184 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36184 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36184/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36184/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36184
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36184
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36184

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36184/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.