Use After Free in F5 nginx Open Source
CVE-2024-24990
When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate. Note: The HTTP/3 QUIC module is not enabled by default and is considered experimental. For more information, refer to Support for QUIC and HTTP/3 https://nginx.org/en/docs/quic.html . Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F5 nginx Open Source — versions 1.25.0
- F5 nginx Open Source
- F5 nginx Plus — versions R31, R30
- F5 nginx Plus — versions r30, r31
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138445 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/4 (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-24990?
- CVE-2024-24990 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 nginx Open Source, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-24990?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-24990 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.