CVE-2023-40594 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40594: Denial of Service (DoS) via the ‘printf’ Search Function

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise
Weakness CWE-400
Published August 30, 2023
Last update February 28, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
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:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions lower than 8.2.12, 9.0.6, and 9.1.1, an attacker can use the `printf` SPL function to perform a denial of service (DoS) against the Splunk Enterprise instance.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 30, 2023 CVE published
February 28, 2025 Record updated