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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVE-2024-5422

Severity High
Score 7.1/10

Summary

An uncontrolled resource consumption of file descriptors in SEH Computertechnik utnserver Pro, SEH Computertechnik utnserver ProMAX, SEH Computertechnik INU-100 allows DoS via HTTP.This issue affects utnserver Pro, utnserver ProMAX, INU-100 version 20.1.22 and below.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • LOW

CWE-400 - Uncontrolled resource consumption

An uncontrolled resource allocation attack (also known as resource exhaustion attack) triggers unauthorized overconsumption of the limited resources in an application, such as memory, file system storage, database connection pool entries, and CPU. This may lead to denial of service for valid users and degradation of the application's functionality as well as that of the host operating system.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published