CVE-2024-36612 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a memory leak in Zulip's popover handling, potentially leading to a denial of service.
- 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-2024-36612?
CVE-2024-36612 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zulip from 8.0 to 8.3 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the handling of popovers.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36612?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zulip Zulip Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36612?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36612 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-2024-36612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2019-18933 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2020-15070 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-0910 Missing authorization in Zulip Server
- CVE-2025-31478 Zulip Authentication Backend Configuration Bypass
- CVE-2023-33186 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zulip Server development branch via topic tooltip
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v456-9683-gpmq.