VDB-295454 · CVE-2024-29172 · dsa-2024-221

Dell BSAFE SSL-J up to 7.2.1 deadlock

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5.9	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Dell BSAFE SSL-J up to 7.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to deadlock. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-29172. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dell BSAFE SSL-J up to 7.2.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deadlock vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-833. The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell BSAFE SSL-J contains a deadlock vulnerability. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Denial of Service.

The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-29172 since 03/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/13/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

BSAFE SSL-J

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.9
CNA Vector (dell): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deadlock
CWE: CWE-833 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/18/2024 🔍
02/12/2025 +331 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-221
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295454

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2025 08:45 AM
Updated: 02/13/2025 11:43 AM
Changes: 02/12/2025 08:45 AM (62), 02/13/2025 11:43 AM (1)
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