Zabbix server DoS vulnerability (CVE-2024-45700)
CVE number = CVE-2024-45700, CVSS Score is 6.0
Zabbix server is vulnerable to a DoS vulnerability due to uncontrolled resource exhaustion.
An attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server, which will cause the server to allocate an excessive amount of memory and perform CPU-intensive decompression operations, ultimately leading to a service crash.
A malicious request could be sent by anyone who has access to Zabbix server/proxy ports.
Further details – https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-26253
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