PT-2024-2920 · Ivanti · Ivanti Avalanche

CVE-2024-27978 · Published 2024-03-18 · Updated 2025-05-06

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ivanti Avalanche versions prior to 6.4.3

Description A Null Pointer Dereference issue in the WLAvalancheService component allows an authenticated remote attacker to perform denial of service attacks. The vulnerability is related to pointer dereference errors and can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.4.3, update to version 6.4.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the WLAvalancheService component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-03085

CVE-2024-27978

ZDI-24-394

Affected Products

Ivanti Avalanche

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27978 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03085 · Security Note
• https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Avalanche-6-4-3-Security-Hardening-and-CVEs-addressed?language=en_US · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-394 · Security Note
• https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Avalanche-6-4-3-Security-Hardening-and-CVEs-addressed?language=en_US&languageenUS= · Note
• https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Avalanche-6-4-3-Security-Hardening-and-CVEs-addressed?language=en_US&languageenUS= · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/120976 · Telegram Post