Application interruption via oversized registration key
Published Feb 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 29, 2024
Denial of service in the Registration Handler in Nsasoft NetworkSleuth 3.0.0.0 allows local users to interrupt the application. The handler processes a 276-byte registration key submitted through the Key field, and the application stops operating after confirmation. Local access to the application is required; public evidence does not disclose whether the interruption is a crash or hang.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in the Registration Handler in Nsasoft NetworkSleuth 3.0.0.0 allows local users to interrupt the application. The handler processes a 276-byte registration key submitted through the Key field, and the application stops operating after confirmation. Local access to the application is required; public evidence does not disclose whether the interruption is a crash or hang.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1184
- Published
- Feb 2, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Vendor
- Nsasoft
- Product
- NetworkSleuth
- Classifications
- CWE-404
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 29, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.0.0.0
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Public exploit references
- NetworkSleuth 3.0.0.0 Key denial-of-service proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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