CVE-2024-7596 Generic UDP Encapsulation (GUE) (IETF Draft) do not validate or verify the source of a network packet
Attackers can spoof packets and bypass access controls in the proposed Generic UDP Encapsulation draft due to lack of source validation.
- 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-2024-7596?
CVE-2024-7596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in draft-ietf-intarea-gue-09, published on 5 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Proposed Generic UDP Encapsulation (GUE) (IETF Draft) do not validate or verify the source of a network packet allowing an attacker to spoof and route arbitrary traffic via an exposed network interface that can lead to spoofing, access control bypass, and other unexpected network behaviors. This can be considered similar to CVE-2020-10136.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ietf Generic Udp Encapsulation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-7596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jff7-8p33-28j3.