Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR improper control of interaction frequency

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper control of interaction frequency. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-5661. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper control of interaction frequency vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-799. The product does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been identified in both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which may allow a malicious administrator of a guest VM to cause the host to become slow and/or unresponsive.

The advisory is shared for download at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5661 since 06/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 CU1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.citrix.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper control of interaction frequency
CWE: CWE-799 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hypervisor 8.2 CU1

Timelineinfo

06/05/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 +6 days 🔍
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10/29/2024 +140 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: CTX677100
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268072

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 22:11
Updated: 10/29/2024 04:46
Changes: 06/11/2024 22:11 (55), 10/29/2024 04:46 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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