CVE-2024-6468
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vault and Vault Enterprise did not properly handle requests originating from unauthorized IP addresses when the TCP listener option, proxy_protocol_behavior, was set to deny_unauthorized. When receiving a request from a source IP address that was not listed in proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs, the Vault API server would shut down and no longer respond to any HTTP requests, potentially resulting in denial of service. While this bug also affected versions of Vault up to 1.17.1 and 1.16.5, a separate regression in those release series did not allow Vault operators to configure the deny_unauthorized option, thus not allowing the conditions for the denial of service to occur. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.17.2, 1.16.6, and 1.15.12.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (17)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1603Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-07-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-2qmw-pvf7-4mw6Hashicorp Vault vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions 2024-07-11ghsa · osvUS
Vault and Vault Enterprise did not properly handle requests originating from unauthorized IP addresses when the TCP listener option, proxy_protocol_behavior, was set to deny_unauthorized. When receiving a request from a source IP address that was not listed in proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs, the Vault API server would shut down and no longer respond to any HTTP requests, potentially resulting in denial of service. While this bug also affected versions of Vault up to 1.17.1 and 1.16.5, a separate regression in those release series did not allow Vault operators to configure the deny_unauthorized option, thus not allowing the conditions for the denial of service to occur. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.17.2, 1.16.6, and 1.15.12
- BIT-vault-2024-6468Vault Vulnerable to Denial of Service When Setting a Proxy Protocol Behavior2024-07-17vendor · osvUS
Vault and Vault Enterprise did not properly handle requests originating from unauthorized IP addresses when the TCP listener option, proxy_protocol_behavior, was set to deny_unauthorized. When receiving a request from a source IP address that was not listed in proxy_protocol_authorized_addrs, the Vault API server would shut down and no longer respond to any HTTP requests, potentially resulting in denial of service. While this bug also affected versions of Vault up to 1.17.1 and 1.16.5, a separate regression in those release series did not allow Vault operators to configure the deny_unauthorized option, thus not allowing the conditions for the denial of service to occur. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.17.2, 1.16.6, and 1.15.12.
- GO-2024-2982Hashicorp Vault vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in github.com/hashicorp/vault2024-07-12vendor · osvUS
Hashicorp Vault vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in github.com/hashicorp/vault. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/hashicorp/vault before v1.15.12.
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references (5)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-6468cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-6468/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-14-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-when-setting-a-proxy-protocol-behavior/68518cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-14-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-when-setting-a-proxy-protocol-behavior/68518enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-14-vault-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-when-setting-a-proxy-protocol-behavior/68518Vendor Advisorynvd
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