Use-after-free in Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) and Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2024-9420
Published: November 14, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100467
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9420
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. A remote user can send specially crafted request to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-9420
Install updates from vendor's website.
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - update to 22.7R1.2
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - update to 22.7R2.3
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - update to 22.7R2.3