CVE-2015-2313
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
Publication date:
09/08/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
Sandstorm Cap'n Proto before 0.4.1.1 and 0.5.x before 0.5.1.2, when an application invokes the totalSize method on an object reader, allows remote peers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted small message, which triggers a "tight" for loop. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-2312.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.80
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:capnproto:capnproto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.1.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:capnproto:capnproto:0.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:capnproto:capnproto:0.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:capnproto:capnproto:0.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/17/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=780568
- https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/blob/master/security-advisories/2015-03-05-0-c%2B%2B-addl-cpu-amplification.md
- https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/commit/80149744bdafa3ad4eedc83f8ab675e27baee868
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/17/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=780568
- https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/blob/master/security-advisories/2015-03-05-0-c%2B%2B-addl-cpu-amplification.md
- https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/commit/80149744bdafa3ad4eedc83f8ab675e27baee868



