CVE-2024-44459 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in Vernemq MQTT broker by triggering excessive memory consumption.

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-2024-44459?

CVE-2024-44459 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A memory allocation issue in vernemq v2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via excessive memory consumption.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44459?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Octavolabs Vernemq.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44459?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44459 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-2024-44459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8ccr-ppgf-4r3x.

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