CVE-2024-24972 Denial of service in Controller 6000 and Controller 7000
An authenticated operator can cause a denial of service by rebooting the controller via the diagnostic web interface, which is disabled by default.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-24972?
CVE-2024-24972 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gallagher Controller 6000 and Controller 7000, published on 11 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (CWE-120) in the Controller 6000 and Controller 7000 diagnostic web interface allows an authorised and authenticated operator to reboot the Controller, causing a Denial of Service. Gallagher recommend the diagnostic web page is not enabled (default is off) unless advised by Gallagher Technical support. This interface is intended only for diagnostic purposes.
This issue affects: Controller 6000 and Controller 7000 9.10 prior to vCR9.10.240816a (distributed in 9.10.1530 (MR2)), 9.00 prior to vCR9.00.240816a (distributed in 9.00.2168 (MR4)), 8.90 prior to vCR8.90.240816a (distributed in 8.90.2155 (MR5)), 8.80 prior to vCR8.80.240816b (distributed in 8.80.1938 (MR6)), all versions of 8.70 and prior.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24972?
How do I fix CVE-2024-24972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24972 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-2024-24972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wp7-grq3-cjq2.