#VU106941 Resource exhaustion in Zabbix - CVE-2024-45700

Vulnerability identifier: #VU106941

Vulnerability 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-2024-45700

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Zabbix
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: Zabbix

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zabbix: 6.0.0 rc1 - 6.0.38, 7.0.0 rc1 - 7.0.9, 7.2.0 rc1 - 7.2.3

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External links
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-26253

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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.