CVE-2024-57659
Published: 14 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-57659 is a high-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Openlinksw Virtuoso. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked in the top 49.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Timely flaw remediation requires patching the specific vulnerability in OpenLink Virtuoso v7.2.11's sqlg_parallel_ts_seq component to prevent DoS exploitation.
Denial-of-service protection directly limits the effects of resource exhaustion attacks triggered by crafted SQL statements in Virtuoso.
Information input validation rejects or sanitizes crafted SQL statements before processing to mitigate DoS in the sqlg_parallel_ts_seq component.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Vulnerability enables remote DoS via crafted SQL input exploiting improper resource handling in a public-facing DB application, directly matching application/system exploitation for endpoint DoS.
NVD Description
An issue in the sqlg_parallel_ts_seq component of openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted SQL statements.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2024-57659 is a vulnerability in the sqlg_parallel_ts_seq component of OpenLink Virtuoso Open-Source version 7.2.11. The issue, associated with CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Denial of Service), enables attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by sending crafted SQL statements. It received 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 its impact on availability.
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction. Successful exploitation results in a DoS, disrupting service availability without compromising confidentiality or integrity.
For mitigation details, security practitioners should review the GitHub issue at https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1212, which documents the vulnerability.
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