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CVE-2024-5055: 
XAMPP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability affects XAMPP Windows versions 7.3.2 and earlier, discovered by Rafael Pedrero and assigned CVE-2024-5055. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 17, 2024, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) (INCIBE Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) occurs when XAMPP attempts to process many incomplete HTTP requests, which can lead to excessive resource consumption and system crashes. The vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating it can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges or user interaction (INCIBE Advisory).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can result in system crashes and denial of service conditions due to uncontrolled resource consumption. The high CVSS score of 7.5 primarily reflects the significant impact on system availability, though there are no direct effects on confidentiality or integrity (INCIBE Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the disclosure date, no official solution or mitigation has been reported for this vulnerability (INCIBE Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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