CVE-2023-29487

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and before on Windows and 2.6.9 and before on macOS, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Threat To Process Correlation threat prevention module. NOTE: Heimdal asserts this is not a valid vulnerability. Their DNS Security for Endpoint solution includes an optional feature to provide extra information on the originating process that made a DNS request. The lack of process identification in DNS logs is therefore falsely categorized as a DoS issue.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory medium.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://medium.com/%40drabek.a/weaknesses-in-heimdal-thors-line-of-products-9d0e5095fb93 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29487?
CVE-2023-29487 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-29487?
To fix CVE-2023-29487, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-29487 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-29487 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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