CVE-2024-0725 ProSSHD denial of service
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ProSSHD on Windows, requiring permissions to exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0725?
CVE-2024-0725 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in ProSSHD, published on 19 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in ProSSHD 1.2 on Windows. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-251548.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0725?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Prosshd Prosshd.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0725 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-2024-0725 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0725 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3ff5-xq46-87hc.