Buffer overflow in OpenTelemetry Collector - CVE-2024-36129
Published: June 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91596
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36129
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenTelemetry
Affected software:
OpenTelemetry Collector
OpenTelemetry Collector
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Zip/Decompression Bomb sent over HTTP or gRPC. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36129
Install updates from vendor's website.