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CVE
CVE-2023-32731
When gRPC HTTP2 stack raised a header size exceeded error, it skipped parsing the rest of the HPACK frame. This caused a
When gRPC HTTP2 stack raised a header size exceeded error, it skipped parsing the rest of the HPACK frame. This caused any HPACK table mutations to also be skipped, resulting in a desynchronization of HPACK tables between sender and receiver. If leveraged, say, between a proxy and a backend, this could lead to requests from the proxy being interpreted as containing headers from different proxy clients - leading to an information leak that can be used for privilege escalation or data exfiltration.
We recommend upgrading beyond the commit contained in https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/33005 https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/33005.
HIGH · CVSS 7.4
EPSS 0.00083
Act now
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2023-32731, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
1Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
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Weakness Classification
CWE-440Expected Behavior Violation
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Affected Products & Versions
1grpc>= 1.53.0 and < 1.55.0
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Affected Packages
8Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven
io.grpc:grpc-protobuf
HIGH
fixed in 1.53.1
PyPI
grpcio
HIGH
fixed in 1.53.1
RubyGems
grpc
HIGH
fixed in 1.53.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
grpc
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
grpc
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
grpc
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
grpc
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
grpc
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Public Exploits & PoCs
2These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
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Fixed versions by distribution
16The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
rhel 9rhc-worker-playbook open
suse sle15abseil-cpp-devel fixed in 0:20230802.1-150400.10.4.1
suse sle15grpc-devel fixed in 0:1.60.0-150600.15.3.1
suse sle15libabsl2308_0_0 fixed in 0:20230802.1-150400.10.4.1
suse sle15libgrpc++1_60 fixed in 0:1.60.0-150400.8.3.2
suse sle15libgrpc1_60 fixed in 0:1.60.0-150600.15.3.1
suse sle15libgrpc37 fixed in 0:1.60.0-150400.8.3.2
suse sle15libprotobuf-lite25_1_0 fixed in 0:25.1-150400.9.3.1
suse sle15libprotobuf25_1_0 fixed in 0:25.1-150400.9.3.1
suse sle15libprotoc25_1_0 fixed in 0:25.1-150400.9.3.1
suse sle15libre2-11 fixed in 0:20240201-150400.9.3.1
suse sle15libupb37 fixed in 0:1.60.0-150400.8.3.2
suse sle15protobuf-devel fixed in 0:25.1-150400.9.3.1
suse sle15python311-abseil fixed in 0:1.4.0-150400.9.3.1
suse sle15python311-grpcio fixed in 0:1.60.0-150400.9.3.2
suse sle15python311-protobuf fixed in 0:4.25.1-150400.9.3.1
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Scoring & Timeline
7.4
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories
5msrcCVE-2023-32731
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13621-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13634-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0573-1
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References & Sources
2Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.