CVE-2024-5055 Vulnerability of uncontrolled resource consumption in XAMPP
Attackers can crash XAMPP Windows by sending many incomplete HTTP requests, causing uncontrolled resource 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-2024-5055?
CVE-2024-5055 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Friends XAMPP, published on 17 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XAMPP Windows, versions 7.3.2 and earlier. This vulnerability exists when XAMPP attempts to process many incomplete HTTP requests, resulting in resource consumption and system crashes.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5055?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5055 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-2024-5055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7fm-5pq5-rq4p.