CVE-2023-28425

redis: Specially crafted MSETNX command can lead to denial-of-service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 20, 2023

Updated · November 1, 2026

Description

A command injection flaw was discovered in Redis, which exists due to a reachable assertion when handling the MSETNX command. By sending a specially crafted MSETNX command, a local authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service condition by terminating the Redis server process.

Statement

The vulnerability was introduced in Redis v7.0.8. Red Hat enterprise Linux - 8, 9 ships Redis v6.x.x and lower, which does not contain the vulnerable code. Hence, not-affected.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command