Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. Prior to version 2.2.3, Werkzeug's multipart form data parser will parse an unlimited number of parts, including file parts. Parts can be a small amount of bytes, but each requires CPU time to parse and may use more memory as Python data. If a request can be made to an endpoint that accesses `request.data`, `request.form`, `request.files`, or `request.get_data(parse_form_data=False)`, it can cause unexpectedly high resource usage. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending crafted multipart data to an endpoint that will parse it. The amount of CPU time required can block worker processes from handling legitimate requests. The amount of RAM required can trigger an out of memory kill of the process. Unlimited file parts can use up memory and file handles. If many concurrent requests are sent continuously, this can exhaust or kill all available workers. Version 2.2.3 contains a patch for this issue.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-02-14T19:56:26.346Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:25:19.228Z

Reserved: 2023-02-07T17:10:00.742Z

Link: CVE-2023-25577

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-14T20:15:17.543

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:49:45.740

Link: CVE-2023-25577

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-02-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-25577 - Bugzilla