CVE-2023-28856 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28856: `HINCRBYFLOAT` can be used to crash a redis-server process

Vendor Redis
Product redis
Weakness CWE-617
Published April 18, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can use the `HINCRBYFLOAT` command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access in affected versions. This issue has been addressed in in versions 7.0.11, 6.2.12, and 6.0.19. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated