#VU99623 Resource exhaustion in waitress - CVE-2024-49769

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#VU99623 Resource exhaustion in waitress - CVE-2024-49769

Published: November 1, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99623
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-2024-49769
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
waitress
Software vendor:
Pylons Project

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly clean up connections. A remote attacker can force the server to open all available sockets and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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