Vulnerability identifier: #VU99623

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49769

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
waitress
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Pylons Project

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly clean up connections. A remote attacker can force the server to open all available sockets and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

waitress: 0.1 - 3.0.0

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External links
http://github.com/Pylons/waitress/security/advisories/GHSA-3f84-rpwh-47g6
http://github.com/Pylons/waitress/issues/418
http://github.com/Pylons/waitress/pull/435
http://github.com/Pylons/waitress/commit/1ae4e894c9f76543bee06584001583fc6fa8c95c

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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.