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Standard
Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2023-4785

2023-09-13
Severity Assessment
7.5
HIGH
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (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.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Unchanged
Scope
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-248

Affected Population

Affected Configurations

Total: 112 detected entries

Software List Scrollable
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.49.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.53.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.24.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.31.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.34.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.32.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.26.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.47.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.47.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.45.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.52.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.51.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.47.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.47.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.43.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.52.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.41.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.51.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.48.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.23.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.49.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.41.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.50.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.45.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.28.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.37.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.34.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.36.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.24.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.51.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.29.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.27.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.49.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.4
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.35.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.54.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.56.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.32.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.34.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.36.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.44.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.48.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.32.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.23.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.27.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.48.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.25.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.42.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.30.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.33.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.43.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.30.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.5
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.50.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.55.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.27.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.31.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.29.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.38.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.42.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.41.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.42.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.36.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.35.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.30.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.39.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.44.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.24.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.54.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.37.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.36.4
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.45.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.25.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.32.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.43.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.47.4
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.28.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.53.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.36.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.33.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.52.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.48.4
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.26.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.23.4
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.27.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.50.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.49.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.33.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.6
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.33.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.38.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.24.4
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.51.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.55.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.45.3
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.52.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.24.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.54.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.40.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.39.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.31.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.40.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.46.7
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.48.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.23.1
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.28.2
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.40.0
gr
grpc
Vendor: grpc • v1.47.5
Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
13 Sep 2023
MODIFICATION
12 Jan 2026
FIRST PATCH
22 Oct 2025
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
7.5
HIGH
Products
112
Affected
Patches
2
Available
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.