CVE-2023-24574
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource...
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.
- Record
CVE-2023-24574- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-28590
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.
- Record
EUVD-2023-28590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c48-7h6p-5x58
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource...
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.
- Record
GHSA-5c48-7h6p-5x58- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Dell Enterprise SONiC OS, 3.5.3, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, contains an "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability" in authentication component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption by creating permanent home directories for unauthenticated users.
- Record
CVE-2023-24574- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24574 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dell Enterprise Sonic Os, published February 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.