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CVE-2024-45163

mirai botnet — The Mirai botnet through 2024-08-19 mishandles simultaneous TCP connections to the CNC (command and control) server.

EPSS 0.8%public exploitCVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
48
CVSS 9.1 (ADP)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 55.6.556 × 2011.1Exploit: SSVC poc+1010.0SSVC exploitation: poc+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

The Mirai botnet through 2024-08-19 mishandles simultaneous TCP connections to the CNC (command and control) server. Unauthenticated sessions remain open, causing resource consumption. For example, an attacker can send a recognized username (such as root), or can send arbitrary data.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
n/an/a–CNA
botnet≤ 2024-08-19–CISA-ADP

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

References

refcypressthatkid.medium.com/remote-dos-exploit-found-in-mirai-botnet-source-code-27a1aad284f1refpastebin.com/6tqHnCvarefyoutu.be/aJkvSr85ML8refflowtriq.com/blog/cve-2024-45163-mirai-botnet-kill-switchreftraztech.ca/research