CVE-2024-10344 Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Refuse Function

High 8.7 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service in Helix Core servers via the refuse function, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

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-2024-10344?

CVE-2024-10344 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Helix Core, published on 11 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Helix Core versions prior to 2024.2, an unauthenticated remote Denial of Service (DoS) via the refuse function was identified. Reported by Karol Więsek.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10344?

How do I fix CVE-2024-10344?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10344 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-2024-10344 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10344 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w8x-pfh9-cp77.

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