CVE-2024-45238 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Fort before version 1.6.3, specifically affecting the nicmx fort_validator. A malicious RPKI repository can serve a malformed resource certificate that, when processed by Fort compiled with OpenSSL libcrypto versions below 3, leads to a reckless pointer dereference and a crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a critical impact on availability as it can disrupt Route Origin Validation, potentially compromising routing. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nicmx:fort_validator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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