CVE-2024-12289
Boundary Controller Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service
CVE-2024-12289 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Hashicorp Boundary, published December 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/boundary 0.18.2.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.39%EPSS, 34th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.18.2github.com/hashicorp/boundary +1 more
Description
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/boundaryGo | before 0.18.2 | 0.18.2 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 8 CVEs | before 0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 | 0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Boundary Controller Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-12289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-460
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-3526
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-3526- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx83-cxmq-x89m
Boundary Community Edition Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
- Record
GHSA-xx83-cxmq-x89m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-460, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-12289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-460, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Boundary Controller Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
- Record
CVE-2024-12289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-460
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xx83-cxmq-x89m
Boundary Community Edition Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service
Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process.
This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.
- Record
GHSA-xx83-cxmq-x89m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-460, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-3335No score
Boundary Community Edition Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service in github.com/hashicorp/boundary
Boundary Community Edition Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service in github.com/hashicorp/boundary
- Record
GO-2024-3335- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14603-1No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14603-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-28-boundary-controller-incorrectly-handles-http-requests-on-initialization-which-may-lead-to-a-denial-of-service
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12289
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx83-cxmq-x89m
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/GN5BTYONDVDULOG3YURKUJNL2YZ2LDHU