Insufficient verification of data authenticity in quic-go - CVE-2024-53259
Published: December 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101816
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2024-53259
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: quic-go
Affected software:
quic-go
quic-go
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity when processing ICMP packets. A remote attacker can inject an ICMP Packet Too Large packet in the communication between the target host and the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53259
Install updates from vendor's website.