CVE-2024-36462 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (uncontrolled resource consumption)
Attackers can cause denial of service in Zabbix by triggering uncontrolled resource consumption, requiring administrators to apply security patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-36462?
CVE-2024-36462 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 9 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncontrolled resource consumption refers to a software vulnerability where a attacker or system uses excessive resources, such as CPU, memory, or network bandwidth, without proper limitations or controls. This can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack or degrade the performance of the affected system.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36462?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zabbix Zabbix.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36462?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2024-36462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zabbix Zabbix
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36462, GHSA-q7g5-2mg7-m2r3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36462.