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CVE-2023-42374

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

An issue in mystenlabs Sui Blockchain before v.1.6.3 allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted compressed script to the Sui node component.

Affected products

• Mystenlabs Sui: before 1.6.3 — fixed in 1.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mystenlabs Sui 1.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://beosin.com/resources/%22memory-bomb%22-vulnerability-causes-sui-node-to-crash?lang=en-US
• https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/commit/42d4ad103a21d23fecd7c0271453da41604e71e9
• https://medium.com/%40Beosin_com/memory-bomb-vulnerability-causes-sui-node-to-crash-7e8e3ef5057c
• https://beosin.com/resources/%22memory-bomb%22-vulnerability-causes-sui-node-to-crash?lang=en-US
• https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/commit/42d4ad103a21d23fecd7c0271453da41604e71e9
• https://medium.com/%40Beosin_com/memory-bomb-vulnerability-causes-sui-node-to-crash-7e8e3ef5057c

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