CVE-2023-34453
MediumCVSS 5.9Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk74th percentile - higher than 74% of all known CVEs
Summary
The snappy-java library has a vulnerability related to unchecked multiplications, which may lead to integer overflow in versions prior to 1.1.10.1. The `shuffle(int[] input)` function can cause a critical error when the array length is not properly checked.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to application crashes, threatening the stability of systems using this library. In the event of errors such as `java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException`, unexpected application behavior may occur.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to version 1.1.10.1, which contains a patch addressing this vulnerability. Additionally, testing the application after the upgrade is advised to ensure no new issues arise.
Original NVD description (English source)
snappy-java is a fast compressor/decompressor for Java. Due to unchecked multiplications, an integer overflow may occur in versions prior to 1.1.10.1, causing a fatal error. The function `shuffle(int[] input)` in the file `BitShuffle.java` receives an array of integers and applies a bit shuffle on it. It does so by multiplying the length by 4 and passing it to the natively compiled shuffle function. Since the length is not tested, the multiplication by four can cause an integer overflow and become a smaller value than the true size, or even zero or negative. In the case of a negative value, a `java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException` exception will raise, which can crash the program. In a case of a value that is zero or too small, the code that afterwards references the shuffled array will assume a bigger size of the array, which might cause exceptions such as `java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException`. The same issue exists also when using the `shuffle` functions that receive a double, float, long and short, each using a different multiplier that may cause the same issue. Version 1.1.10.1 contains a patch for this vulnerability.

