CVE-2023-24574

high

Description

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000208165/dsa-2023-039-dell-emc-enterprise-sonic-security-update-for-an-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-vulnerability

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-02-02

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H