CVE-2024-5422 Denial of Service

High 7.1 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service in SEH Computertechnik print servers by exhausting file descriptors via HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-5422?

CVE-2024-5422 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SEH Computertechnik INU-100, published on 4 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An uncontrolled resource consumption of file descriptors in SEH Computertechnik utnserver Pro, SEH Computertechnik utnserver ProMAX, SEH Computertechnik INU-100 allows DoS via HTTP.This issue affects utnserver Pro, utnserver ProMAX, INU-100 version 20.1.22 and below.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5422?

How do I fix CVE-2024-5422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5422 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-2024-5422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-78m4-c73f-766m.

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