Resource exhaustion in Tmccombs Tls-listener

CVE-2024-28854

tls-listener is a rust lang wrapper around a connection listener to support TLS. With the default configuration of tls-listener, a malicious user can open 6.4 `TcpStream`s a second, sending 0 bytes, and can trigger a DoS. The default confi…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28854?
CVE-2024-28854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tmccombs Tls-listener, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-28854?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28854 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.