DoS via NPE in Ivanti Connect Secure <22.7R2.1 & Policy Secure <22.7R1.1
CVE-2024-8495 Published on November 12, 2024

A null pointer dereference in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.1 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-8495 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low 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:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-8495

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Ivanti Connect Secure
 
Ivanti Policy Secure
 

Affected Versions

Ivanti Connect Secure: Ivanti Policy Secure: ivanti connect_secure: ivanti policy_secure:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
6.51%
Percentile
90.91%

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