Resource exhaustion in Zabbix

CVE-2024-36462

Uncontrolled resource consumption refers to a software vulnerability where a attacker or system uses excessive resources, such as CPU, memory, or network bandwidth, without proper limitations or controls. This can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack or degrade the performance of the affected system.

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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 (59.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-36462: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Zabbix — versions 7.0.0alpha1, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36462?
CVE-2024-36462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zabbix, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-36462?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.