CVE-2024-11738 (GCVE-0-2024-11738)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-06 14:54 – Updated: 2025-11-20 18:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rustls: rustls network-reachable panic in `acceptor::accept`
Summary
A flaw was found in Rustls 0.23.13 and related APIs. This vulnerability allows denial of service (panic) via a fragmented TLS ClientHello message.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-06 17:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11738 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2328732 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg5g-gv98-5ffh | |
| https://github.com/rustls/rustls | |
| https://github.com/rustls/rustls/issues/2227 | |
| https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0399.html |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0.23.13 , < 0.23.18
(semver)
|
||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer |
cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_artifact_signer:1
|
Date Public
2024-11-25 16:57
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