4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-2446
Mattermost Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Mattermost versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10, 9.2.x before 9.2.6, 9.3.x before 9.3.2, and 9.4.x before 9.4.3 fail to limit the number of @-mentions processed per message, allowing an authenticated attacker to crash the client applications of other users via large, crafted messages.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 15, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-2446 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mattermost mattermost_server
2 Mattermost mattermost
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-2446 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-2446 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Mattermost versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10, 9.2.x before 9.2.6, 9.3.x before 9.3.2, and 9.4.x before 9.4.3 fail to limit the number of @-mentions processed per message, allowing an authenticated attacker to crash the client applications of other users via large, crafted messages.
    Added Reference Mattermost, Inc. https://mattermost.com/security-updates [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Mattermost, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CVSS V3.1 Mattermost, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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