Vulnerability identifier: #VU68951
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Splunk Enterprise
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Splunk Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending a malformed file through the Splunk-to-Splunk (S2S) or HTTP Event Collector (HEC) protocols to an indexer.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Splunk Enterprise: 9.0.0 - 9.0.1, 8.2.0 - 8.2.8, 8.1.0 - 8.1.11, 8.0.0 - 8.0.10
External links
http://www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-1112.html
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.