CVE-2023-3171Eap-7: heap exhaustion via deserialization
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 1.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 36% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
A flaw was found in EAP-7 during deserialization of certain classes, which permits instantiation of HashMap and HashTable with no checks on resources consumed. This issue could allow an attacker to submit malicious requests using these classes, which could eventually exhaust the heap and result in a Denial of Service.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (15 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
All versions: unaffected
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:1.4.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
- unaffected 0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:1.4.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
- unaffected 0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:1.4.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
- unaffected 0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap – < *
References
References6
- RHSA-2023:5484 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2023:5485 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2023:5486 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2023:5488 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3171 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHBZ#2213639 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2023-43854 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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