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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.

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CVE-2023-6481
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2 Nov 2026, 21:18 UTC · Revision 1

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Logback "receiver" DOS vulnerability CVE-2023-6378 incomplete fix

core-osv · Original source

Published 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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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6481",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Logback \"receiver\" DOS vulnerability CVE-2023-6378 incomplete fix",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-6481",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H"
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      ],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:23.575636451Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://logback.qos.ch/news.html#1.3.12",
        "https://logback.qos.ch/news.html#1.3.14",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6481.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6481",
        "https://github.com/qos-ch/logback"
      ],
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      }
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490199,
  "published_at": "2023-12-04T08:35:44.396+00:00"
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