#VU93572 NULL pointer dereference in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2024-36982
Published: July 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93572
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-2024-36982
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise
Software vendor:
Splunk Inc.
Splunk Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the cluster/config REST endpoint. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.