CVE-2023-48950

Summary

CVE-2023-48950 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting the box_col_len function in openlink virtuoso-opensource version 7.2.11. Attackers can exploit this flaw by executing a carefully crafted SELECT statement, leading to an unintended resource consumption and causing the server to become unresponsive, resulting in a Denial of Service condition. This vulnerability could potentially impact the availability of services running on the affected system. It is recommended that users of openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 upgrade to a patched version or apply the appropriate workaround to mitigate this issue.

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