Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-57617

HighPublic PoC

Published: 14 January 2025

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
10 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0022 44.4th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-57617 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Monetdb Monetdb. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 44.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-5 (Denial-of-service Protection) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-57617 is a vulnerability in the dameraulevenshtein component of MonetDB Server version 11.49.1. The flaw allows attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by sending crafted SQL statements. It is associated with CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity primarily due to availability impact.

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability without authentication, privileges, or user interaction, as it is network-accessible with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation results in a DoS, disrupting the availability of the MonetDB Server while having no impact on confidentiality or integrity.

Mitigation details are available in the referenced GitHub issue at https://github.com/MonetDB/MonetDB/issues/7432.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An issue in the dameraulevenshtein component of MonetDB Server v11.49.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted SQL statements.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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Why these techniques?

Remote unauthenticated exploitation of public-facing DB server via crafted SQL for application DoS (CWE-89).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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CVE-2024-57624Same product: Monetdb Monetdb
CVE-2024-57616Same product: Monetdb Monetdb

Affected Assets

monetdb
monetdb
11.49.1

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of SQL statement inputs to prevent crafted statements from triggering the dameraulevenshtein DoS vulnerability.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely flaw remediation, such as patching MonetDB Server v11.49.1 to eliminate the specific DoS vulnerability.

SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection good match
preventdetect

Provides denial-of-service protection mechanisms to limit or identify effects of crafted SQL attacks disrupting MonetDB availability.

References