Denial of service in GNOME libsoup



| Updated: 2024-11-27
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-52532
CVE-2024-52531
CWE-ID CWE-835
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 libsoup
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Gnome Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU100446

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52532

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when reading WebSocket data. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libsoup: 3.0.0 - 3.6.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/391
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/410


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU100995

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52531

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when performing conversion to UTF-8. A local user can trigger memory corruption and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libsoup: 1.99.15 - 3.6.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/407


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.



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