CVE-2024-36982 HIGH

CVE-2024-36982: Denial of Service through null pointer reference in “cluster/config” REST endpoint

Vendor Splunk
Product Splunk Enterprise
Weakness CWE-476
Published July 1, 2024
Last update February 28, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an attacker could trigger a null pointer reference on the cluster/config REST endpoint, which could result in a crash of the Splunk daemon.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 1, 2024 CVE published
February 28, 2025 Record updated