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CVE-2024-2056

9.8 · CRITICAL

Services that are running and bound to the loopback interface on the Artica Proxy are accessible through the proxy service.

Published Mar 5, 2024CWE-288EPSS 16.71%

Overview

CVE-2024-2056 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Services that are running and bound to the loopback interface on the Artica Proxy are accessible through the proxy service. In particular, the "tailon" service is running, running as the root user, is bound to the loopback interface, and is listening on TCP port 7050. Security issues associated with exposing this network service are documented at gvalkov's 'tailon' GitHub repo. Using the tailon service, the contents of any file on the Artica Proxy can be viewed.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/14GitHubgithub.com/gvalkov/tailon#securityRefkorelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2024-004.txtRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/14GitHubgithub.com/gvalkov/tailon#securityRefkorelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2024-004.txt

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2056?

CVE-2024-2056 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-2056?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-2056?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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-2024-2056?

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