#VU101889 Input validation error in gRPC - CVE-2024-11407

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101889

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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-2024-11407

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
gRPC
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: grpc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gRPC: 1.0.0 - 1.0.1, 1.1.0 - 1.19.1, 1.2.0 - 1.29.1, 1.3.0 - 1.39.1, 1.4.0 - 1.49.4, 1.6.0 - 1.67.1, 1.7.0 - 1.7.3, 1.8.0 - 1.8.6, 1.9.0 - 1.9.1, 1.50.0 - 1.50.2, 1.51.0 - 1.51.3, 1.52.0 - 1.52.2, 1.53.0 - 1.53.2, 1.54.0 - 1.54.3, 1.55.0 - 1.55.4, 1.56.0 - 1.56.4, 1.57.0 - 1.57.1, 1.58.0 - 1.58.3, 1.59.0 - 1.59.5

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External links
https://github.com/grpc/grpc/commit/e9046b2bbebc0cb7f5dc42008f807f6c7e98e791

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.