CVE-2024-0581 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability on Sandsprite scdbg
An attacker can cause the Scdbg application to shut down by sending a specially crafted shellcode payload, potentially aiding malware evasion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0581?
CVE-2024-0581 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sandsprite Scdbg, published on 16 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability has been found on Sandsprite Scdbg.exe, affecting version 1.0. This vulnerability allows an attacker to send a specially crafted shellcode payload to the '/foff' parameter and cause an application shutdown. A malware program could use this shellcode sequence to shut down the application and evade the scan.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sandsprite Scdbg.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-0581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h483-rc58-6r6g.