CVE-2024-44459 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8ccr-ppgf-4r3x.