Use-after-free in Zabbix - CVE-2024-42331
Published: December 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101278
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42331
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Zabbix
Affected software:
Zabbix
Zabbix
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the es_browser_ctor() method in src/libs/zbxembed/browser.c in the the Duktape JavaScript engine. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42331
Install updates from vendor's website.