What is the severity of CVE-2023-29487?

CVE-2023-29487 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability in Heimdal Thor agent.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29487?

CVE-2023-29487 affects Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and earlier on Windows, and 2.6.9 and earlier on macOS.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29487?

To mitigate CVE-2023-29487, users should upgrade to Heimdal Thor agent versions later than 3.5.3 on Windows and later than 2.6.10 on macOS.

What type of attack can exploit CVE-2023-29487?

CVE-2023-29487 can be exploited to cause a denial of service via the Threat To Process Correlation module.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-29487?

Heimdal asserts that CVE-2023-29487 is not a valid vulnerability and does not recommend any workarounds.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-29487

critical

9.1

CWE

1333

21/12/2023

26/11/2024

CVE-2023-29487

First published: Thu Dec 21 2023(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and before on Windows and 2.6.9 and before on macOS, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Threat To Process Correlation threat prevention module. NOTE: Heimdal asserts this is not a valid vulnerability. Their DNS Security for Endpoint solution includes an optional feature to provide extra information on the originating process that made a DNS request. The lack of process identification in DNS logs is therefore falsely categorized as a DoS issue.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
Heimdalsecurity Thor	<=3.5.3
Microsoft Windows
All of
Heimdalsecurity Thor	<=2.6.9
Apple iOS and macOS

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Reference Links

https://medium.com/%40drabek.a/weaknesses-in-heimdal-thors-line-of-products-9d0e5095fb93

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29487?
CVE-2023-29487 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability in Heimdal Thor agent.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29487?
CVE-2023-29487 affects Heimdal Thor agent versions 3.4.2 and earlier on Windows, and 2.6.9 and earlier on macOS.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29487?
To mitigate CVE-2023-29487, users should upgrade to Heimdal Thor agent versions later than 3.5.3 on Windows and later than 2.6.10 on macOS.
What type of attack can exploit CVE-2023-29487?
CVE-2023-29487 can be exploited to cause a denial of service via the Threat To Process Correlation module.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-29487?
Heimdal asserts that CVE-2023-29487 is not a valid vulnerability and does not recommend any workarounds.

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