Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2023 · Assigned by HashiCorp

CVE-2023-0821Nomad Client Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs in Artifact Block

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Nomad from HashiCorp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise 1.2.15 up to 1.3.8, and 1.4.3 jobs using a maliciously compressed artifact stanza source can cause excessive disk usage. Fixed in 1.2.16, 1.3.9, and 1.4.4.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/nomad1.2.16GHSA-w479-w22g-cffh
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/nomad1.3.9GHSA-w479-w22g-cffh
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/nomad1.4.4GHSA-w479-w22g-cffh
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/nomad1.2.16, 1.3.9, 1.4.4GO-2023-1581

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HashiCorp Nomad 0 – through 1.2.150 – through 1.3.80 – through 1.4.3
HashiCorp Nomad Enterprise 0 – through 1.2.150 – through 1.3.80 – through 1.4.3

Weakness: CWE-409 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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