Vulnerability · Published Dec 25, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-51775
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the libjose4j-java package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | libjose4j-java | 0.9.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51775 |
| Debian:14 | libjose4j-java | 0.9.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51775 |
| Maven | org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4j | 0.9.4 | GHSA-6qvw-249j-h44c |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libjose4j-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51775 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libjose4j-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51775 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libjose4j-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51775 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libjose4j-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51775 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libjose4j-java | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51775 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H