OSV-2023-1001 Security exception in java.base/java.lang.String.repeat

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A security exception in Java's String.repeat method, triggered via Spring Expression Language, can cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
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Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
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What is OSV-2023-1001?

OSV-2023-1001 is a denial of service vulnerability in spring-data-keyvalue, published on 11 Oct 2023.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=63154

Crash type: Security exception
Crash state:
java.base/java.lang.String.repeat
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.OpMultiply.getValueInternal
org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.MethodReference.getArguments

Which versions are affected by OSV-2023-1001?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including spring-data-keyvalue.

PackageAffectedFixed in
spring-data-keyvalue OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2023-1001?

No fix has been published for OSV-2023-1001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is OSV-2023-1001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2023-1001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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