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Status published
High
CVE-2023-4785
Denial of Service in gRPC Core
Vulnerability Description
Lack of error handling in the TCP server in Google's gRPC starting version 1.23 on posix-compatible platforms (ex. Linux) allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by initiating a significant number of connections with the server. Note that gRPC C++ Python, and Ruby are affected, but gRPC Java, and Go are NOT affected.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
gRPC
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.57, 1.56.0, 1.55.0, 1.54.0, 1.53.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 13th, 2023
Last Modified:
January 12th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H