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Onos CVE-2024-53423

MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2025-05-29 cve@mitre.org
Denial Of Service Onos Opennetworking
5.6
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-400
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

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Impact

CVSS score of 5.6 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.12%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

An issue in Open Network Foundation ONOS v2.7.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying crafted packets. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

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This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. An issue in Open Network Foundation ONOS v2.7.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying crafted packets. Affected products include: Opennetworking Onos.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue in Open Network Foundation ONOS v2.7.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying crafted packets.

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Why It Matters

Organizations using Open Network Foundation ONOS should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-53423, a resource exhaustion vulnerability rated CVSS 5.6. Service availability could be impacted. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement rate limiting and resource quotas.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 69% exploitable

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:opennetworking:onos:2.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
REF https://gist.github.com/kjw6855/abeecc798d138b49537393e1fd3a5e96 REF https://wiki.onosproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16122675

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