CVE-2024-20394 Denial of service in Cisco AppDynamics
A local unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service by sending a crafted HTTP request to the Cisco AppDynamics Network Visibility Agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20394?
CVE-2024-20394 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco AppDynamics, published on 15 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco AppDynamics Network Visibility Agent could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the inability to handle unexpected input. An attacker who has local device access could exploit this vulnerability by sending an HTTP request to the targeted service. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition by stopping the Network Agent Service on the local device.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Appdynamics.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20394 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-2024-20394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco AppDynamics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mcf-fh2m-245p.