Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') Affecting SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN package, versions [,5.02.5185)
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- published27 Jun 2024
- disclosed26 Jun 2024
- creditphillibert
Introduced: 26 Jun 2024
CVE-2024-38520 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN to version 5.02.5185 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') when the L2TP protocol is enabled on a device, it can be exploited to generate amplification/reflection traffic by responding to every incoming packet with two larger response packets. This behavior can be abused by attackers using spoofed source IP addresses to generate significant network traffic towards a target, potentially leading to denial of service.