SEH Computertechnik utnserver Pro/utnserver ProMAX/INU-100 up to 20.1.22 File Descriptor resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SEH Computertechnik utnserver Pro, utnserver ProMAX and INU-100 up to 20.1.22 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-5422. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in SEH Computertechnik utnserver Pro, utnserver ProMAX and INU-100 up to 20.1.22. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by T. Weber. It is possible to read the advisory at cyberdanube.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-5422 since 05/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

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Vendor

• SEH Computertechnik

Name

• INU-100
• utnserver Pro
• utnserver ProMAX

Version

• 20.1.0
• 20.1.1
• 20.1.2
• 20.1.3
• 20.1.4
• 20.1.5
• 20.1.6
• 20.1.7
• 20.1.8
• 20.1.9
• 20.1.10
• 20.1.11
• 20.1.12
• 20.1.13
• 20.1.14
• 20.1.15
• 20.1.16
• 20.1.17
• 20.1.18
• 20.1.19
• 20.1.20
• 20.1.21
• 20.1.22

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