CVE-2024-0316
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper cleanup vulnerability in exceptions thrown in FireEye Endpoint Security, affecting version 5.2.0.958244. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to send multiple request packets to the containment_notify/preview parameter, which could lead to a service outage.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper cleanup vulnerability in exception handling in FireEye Endpoint Security version 5.2.0.958244. An attacker can send multiple request packets to the containment_notify/preview parameter, causing improper cleanup of resources during exception handling, leading to service outage due to resource exhaustion or memory leak.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.2.0.958244CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check FireEye Endpoint Security installed versionLocate the FireEye Endpoint Security installation and retrieve its version information, typically via the product's UI under 'About' or 'Help', or via command line tools such as 'fireeye --version' if available on the systemAffected if the installed version is exactly 5.2.0.958244
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Identify containment_notify/preview endpoint exposureExamine network exposure and access logs for requests to endpoints containing 'containment_notify' or 'preview' paths - check web server configs, reverse proxy settings, or firewall rules that may expose the FireEye management interfaceAffected if the containment_notify/preview parameter endpoint is accessible from the network or untrusted sources
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Review exception handling and resource usageMonitor the FireEye Endpoint Security service for abnormal resource consumption patterns - check memory usage and connection counts over time, especially when processing requests to the affected parameterAffected if resource exhaustion or memory growth is observed during or after processing requests to the containment_notify/preview parameter
You are affected if the installed version is exactly 5.2.0.958244 AND the containment_notify/preview endpoint is exposed and shows signs of resource exhaustion or memory leaks during exception handling.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of FireEye Endpoint Security. If patching is not immediately possible, consider rate limiting or restricting access to the affected endpoint while remediation is planned.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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