CVE-2024-50311

Oct. 30, 2024, 6:39 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was found in OpenShift. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the GraphQL batching functionality. The vulnerability arises when multiple queries can be sent within a single request, enabling an attacker to submit a request containing thousands of aliases in one query. This issue causes excessive resource consumption, leading to application unavailability for legitimate users.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Redhat
  • Openshift Container Platform
  • 4.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a redhat openshift_container_platform 4.0 / / / / / / /

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50311
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2319379

Tags

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-400
CWE-770
2024-10-22
CVE-2024-50311

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
    • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Date

  • Published: Oct. 22, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Oct. 30, 2024, 6:39 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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