CVE-2024-24973 Denial of service in Intel(R) Distribution for GDB software
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Distribution for GDB due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-24973?
CVE-2024-24973 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Distribution for GDB software, published on 14 Aug 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
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Distribution for GDB software before version 2024.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24973?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Distribution for Gdb, Intel Oneapi Base Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24973 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-2024-24973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Distribution for GDB software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3465-q9w5-543r.