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CVE-2024-1765

5.9 · MEDIUM
Published Mar 12, 2024 cloudflare CWE-400 EPSS 1.18% (65th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-1765 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cloudflare quiche. It was published on March 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Cloudflare Quiche (through version 0.19.1/0.20.0) was affected by an unlimited resource allocation vulnerability causing rapid increase of memory usage of the system running quiche server or client.

A remote attacker could take advantage of this vulnerability by repeatedly sending an unlimited number of 1-RTT CRYPTO frames after previously completing the QUIC handshake.

Exploitation was possible for the duration of the connection which could be extended by the attacker. 

quiche 0.19.2 and 0.20.1 are the earliest versions containing the fix for this issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cloudflare. Update quiche to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
cloudflare quiche >= 0, < 0.19.2 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-1765?

CVE-2024-1765 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cloudflare quiche. It was published on March 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-1765?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-1765?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cloudflare. Update quiche to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-1765?

CyberStrike's AI-powered security agents can automatically detect CVE-2024-1765 across your infrastructure using autonomous pentesting, DAST scanning, and HackBrowser. The platform continuously monitors for known vulnerabilities and provides actionable remediation guidance prioritized by real-world exploitability.