CVE-2022-24756 affects Bareos Director versions 18.2 through 20.0.5, and 19.2.11, when configured for PAM authentication. This memory leak vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger an out-of-memory condition by flooding the Director with failed login attempts, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the attack requires low complexity and no user interaction, but does necessitate knowledge of a shared secret or access to the WebUI. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion regarding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 18.2, < 19.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bareos:bareos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 20.0.0, < 20.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bareos:bareos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 21.0.0, < 21.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bareos:bareos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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