CVE-2023-28856
`HINCRBYFLOAT` can be used to crash a redis-server process
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can use the `HINCRBYFLOAT` command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access in affected versions. This issue has been addressed in in versions 7.0.11, 6.2.12, and 6.0.19. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
A vulnerability was found in Redis. This flaw allows authenticated users to use the HINCRBYFLOAT command to create an invalid hash field that may crash Redis on access.
Seiya Nakata and Yudai Fujiwara discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain specially crafted Lua scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause heap corruption and execute arbitrary code. SeungHyun Lee discovered that Redis incorrectly handled specially crafted commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger an integer overflow, which might cause Redis to allocate impossible amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service via an application crash.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-03-24 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-18 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-617: Reachable Assertion
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/bc7fe41e5857a0854d524e2a63a028e9394d2a5c | 2023-06-01 | |
| https://github.com/redis/redis/pull/11149 | 2023-06-01 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-hjv8-vjf6-wcr6 | 2023-06-01 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28856 | 2025-01-22 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2187525 | 2025-01-22 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Redis Search vendor "Redis" | Redis Search vendor "Redis" for product "Redis" | < 6.0.19 Search vendor "Redis" for product "Redis" and version " < 6.0.19" | - |
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| Redis Search vendor "Redis" | Redis Search vendor "Redis" for product "Redis" | >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.12 Search vendor "Redis" for product "Redis" and version " >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.12" | - |
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| Redis Search vendor "Redis" | Redis Search vendor "Redis" for product "Redis" | >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.11 Search vendor "Redis" for product "Redis" and version " >= 7.0.0 < 7.0.11" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38" | - |
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