CVE-2014-3651: High severity red hat keycloak vulnerability

Published Sep 19, 2014
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Updated

It was discovered that by requesting a large enough image size for a generated QR code, a remote attacker could cause uncontrolled resource consumption leading to denial of service for legitimate users.

Upstream Issue:

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/KEYCLOAK-699

Other sources

JBoss KeyCloak before 1.0.3.Final allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large value in the size parameter to auth/qrcode, related to QR code generation.

MITRE

Affected Software

1 affected component
Keycloak Keycloak<1.0.3

Event History

Sep 19, 2014
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:57 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 29, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3651?

CVE-2014-3651 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability that can lead to significant service disruption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-3651?

To mitigate CVE-2014-3651, upgrade Keycloak to version 1.0.4 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

3

What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2014-3651?

CVE-2014-3651 is caused by uncontrolled resource consumption when generating QR codes of large sizes.

4

Can CVE-2014-3651 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2014-3651 can be exploited remotely by an attacker through crafted requests.

5

Which versions of Keycloak are affected by CVE-2014-3651?

CVE-2014-3651 affects Keycloak versions prior to 1.0.4.

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