Resource management error in Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) - CVE-2024-22165

 

Resource management error in Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) - CVE-2024-22165

Published: January 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85200
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22165
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Affected software:
Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the Investigations manager. A remote user can create a malformed Investigation and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-22165

Install updates from vendor's website.

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