#VU88188 Memory leak in Vert.x - CVE-2024-1300
Published: April 5, 2024 / Updated: August 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88188
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-2024-1300
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vert.x
Vert.x
Software vendor:
Eclipse
Eclipse
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in TCP servers configured with TLS and SNI support. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted certificate to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.