CVE - CVE-2021-32623

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-32623	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Opencast is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution. Versions of Opencast prior to 9.6 are vulnerable to the billion laughs attack, which allows an attacker to easily execute a (seemingly permanent) denial of service attack, essentially taking down Opencast using a single HTTP request. To exploit this, users need to have ingest privileges, limiting the group of potential attackers The problem has been fixed in Opencast 9.6. There is no known workaround for this issue.
References
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CONFIRM:https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-9gwx-9cwp-5c2m URL:https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-9gwx-9cwp-5c2m MISC:https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/8ae27da5a6f658011a5741b3210e715b0dc6213e URL:https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/8ae27da5a6f658011a5741b3210e715b0dc6213e
Assigning CNA
GitHub (maintainer security advisories)
Date Record Created
20210512	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210512)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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