Deadlock in Dell BSAFE SSL-J (6.5, 7.07.2) DoS
CVE-2024-29172 Published on February 12, 2025

Dell BSAFE SSL-J, versions prior to 6.6 and versions 7.0 through 7.2, contains a deadlock vulnerability. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Denial of Service.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-29172 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Deadlock

The software contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock.


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Affected Versions

Dell BSAFE SSL-J:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
14.74%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.