#VU86557 Use-after-free in nginx and NGINX Plus - CVE-2024-24990
Published: February 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86557
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2024-24990
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
nginx
NGINX Plus
nginx
NGINX Plus
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the HTTP/3 QUIC experimental module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and preform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.