#VU98421 Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in grpc-node - CVE-2024-37168
Published: October 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98421
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37168
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
grpc-node
grpc-node
Software vendor:
grpc
grpc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due there are two separate code paths in which memory can be allocated per message in excess of the `grpc.max_receive_message_length` channel option. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/security/advisories/GHSA-7v5v-9h63-cj86
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/08b0422dae56467ecae1007e899efe66a8c4a650
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/674f4e351a619fd4532f84ae6dff96b8ee4e1ed3
- https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/commit/a8a020339c7eab1347a343a512ad17a4aea4bfdb