Denial of service in Wildfly Core

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU89919

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4029

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the lack of limitation of sockets for the management interface. A local administrator can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wildfly Core: 1.0.0 - 24.0.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:wildfly_core:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:wildfly_core:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:wildfly_core:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4029
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278615
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7g6-rwhc-g7mj

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.