CVE-2023-36461

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. When performing outgoing HTTP queries, Mastodon sets a timeout on individual read operations. Prior to versions 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3, a malicious server can indefinitely extend the duration of the response through...

CVE-2023-36461

Summary: Mastodon is vulnerable to a Denial of Service via slow HTTP responses due to slowloris-type attacks when performing outgoing HTTP queries. The root cause is that, prior to 3.5.9, 4.0.5, and 4.1.3, Mastodon could allow the duration of a response to be extended indefinitely by a malicious ...