CVE-2024-45167 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can cause 100% CPU consumption and potential remote code execution in UCI IDOL 2 via a malicious XmlMessage document.

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-2024-45167?

CVE-2024-45167 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in UCI IDOL 2 (aka uciIDOL or IDOL2) through 2.12. Due to improper input validation, improper deserialization, and improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer, IDOL2 is vulnerable to Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks and possibly remote code execution. A certain XmlMessage document causes 100% CPU consumption.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45167?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Uci Idol2.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45167 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-2024-45167 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45167 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-72q5-rjgc-hrvj.

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