#VU86531 Resource exhaustion in mod_auth_openidc - CVE-2024-24814
Published: February 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86531
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-2024-24814
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
mod_auth_openidc
mod_auth_openidc
Software vendor:
ZmartZone IAM
ZmartZone IAM
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 when handling a vaery large mod_auth_openidc_session_chunks cookie value. A remote attacker can set the cookie to value 99999999 or higher, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.