Vulnerability · Published Jun 13, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-5949Deep Sea Electronics DSE855 Multipart Boundary Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity infinite loop in DSE855 from Deep Sea Electronics. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Deep Sea Electronics DSE855 Multipart Boundary Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Deep Sea Electronics DSE855 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of multipart boundaries. The issue results from a logic error that can lead to an infinite loop. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-23171.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Deep Sea Electronics	DSE855	1.1.0

Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

ZDI-24-673 x_research-advisory