High
Logback "receiver" DOS vulnerability CVE-2023-6378 incomplete fix
Type: advisorySources: OSV
A serialization vulnerability in logback receiver component part of logback version 1.4.13, 1.3.13 and 1.2.12 allows an attacker to mount a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2023-6481
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 21:18 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Logback "receiver" DOS vulnerability CVE-2023-6378 incomplete fix
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 4 Dec 2023, 08:35 UTC
A serialization vulnerability in logback receiver component part of logback version 1.4.13, 1.3.13 and 1.2.12 allows an attacker to mount a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data.
osv:CVE-2023-6481
Complete source record
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"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6481",
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