CVE-2024-5652 Denial of service in Docker Desktop
A user in the docker-users group can cause a Windows Denial-of-Service via the exec-path config option in Windows containers mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5652?
CVE-2024-5652 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Docker Desktop, published on 9 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Docker Desktop on Windows before v4.31.0 allows a user in the docker-users group to cause a Windows Denial-of-Service through the exec-path Docker daemon config option in Windows containers mode.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5652?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Docker Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5652?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5652 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-2024-5652 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5652 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwjv-qxvj-5x3w.