title: `HINCRBYFLOAT` can be used to crash a redis-server process
description: Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can use the `HINCRBYFLOAT` command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access in affected versions. This issue has been addressed in in versions 7.0.11, 6.2.12, and 6.0.19. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
problem types: CWE-617: Reachable Assertion
affected:
{
vendor: redis
product: redis
versions:
version: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.11, status: affected
version: >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.12, status: affected
version: < 6.0.19, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 5.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.1
]