CVE-2024-52532 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via infinite loop and memory exhaustion in GNOME libsoup by sending crafted WebSocket data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-52532?
CVE-2024-52532 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 has an infinite loop, and memory consumption. during the reading of certain patterns of WebSocket data from clients.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52532?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Libsoup.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52532?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2024-52532 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52532 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-102556 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow from websocket pong signal type confusion
- CVE-2026-102557 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket message reassembly
- CVE-2026-102558 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket receive-buffer growth
- CVE-2026-102559 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket client-frame masking
- CVE-2026-102560 Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during outgoing permessage-deflate buffer growth
Sources
Also known as AZL-52998, AZL-53081, CLSA-2025-1746654460, CLSA-2026-1786097919, CLSA-2026-1786097959, CLSA-2026-1786098188 and 5 more.