CVE-2024-30249
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 · uneditedCloudburst Network provides network components used within Cloudburst projects. A vulnerability in versions prior to `1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15` impacts publicly accessible software depending on the affected versions of Network and allows an attacker to use Network as an amplification vector for a UDP denial of service attack against a third party or as an attempt to trigger service suspension of the host. All consumers of the library should upgrade to at least version `1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15` to receive a fix. There are no known workarounds beyond updating the library.
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 · high confidenceThe Cloudburst Network library contains a UDP amplification vulnerability where small incoming UDP packets trigger disproportionately large responses. Attackers can exploit this to reflect and amplify DoS traffic against third-party targets or cause service suspension via resource exhaustion.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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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Identify Cloudburst Network library presenceSearch your project dependencies, build files (pom.xml, build.gradle), or application packaging for the Cloudburst Network libraryAffected if The library is present in your dependencies or deployed artifacts
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Determine installed versionLocate the Cloudburst Network library JAR file or dependency declaration and extract the version number from the filename or version metadataAffected if The version is older than 1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15 or cannot be determined
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Verify UDP network handling is enabledInspect your application configuration for UDP server, network listener, or datagram socket settings that enable incoming UDP traffic processingAffected if UDP handling is active and the service processes incoming UDP packets
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Confirm network exposureReview firewall rules, network bindings, or service configuration to determine if the UDP service is bound to a network-accessible interface rather than localhost onlyAffected if The UDP service is bound to a public or routable network interface
You are affected if the Cloudburst Network library is present with a version prior to 1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15 and UDP network handling is enabled and exposed.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Cloudburst Network library to version 1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15 or later; no workarounds exist.
1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15 or later
- Identify the Cloudburst Network library dependency in your project (e.g., in pom.xml, build.gradle, or package.json)
- Update the library version to 1.0.0.CR1-20240330.101522-15 or later
- Rebuild and redeploy the application to apply the fix
- Verify the application functions correctly after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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