Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVE-2020-7226
Summary
CiphertextHeader.java in Cryptacular before 1.1.4 and 1.2.x before 1.2.4, as used in Apereo CAS and other products, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory allocation during a decode operation, because the nonce array length associated with "new byte" may depend on untrusted input within the header of encoded data.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published