CVE-2024-42500 Denial of service in HPE HP-UX ONCplus
Attackers can cause a denial of service in HPE HP-UX NFSv4 services, requiring system administrators to apply vendor patches.
- 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-2024-42500?
CVE-2024-42500 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE HP-UX ONCplus, published on 9 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HPE has identified a denial of service vulnerability in HPE HP-UX System's Network File System (NFSv4) services.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42500?
How do I fix CVE-2024-42500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42500 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-2024-42500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jxg-jmvx-5hw9.