CVE-2024-5055

Vulnerability of uncontrolled resource consumption in XAMPP

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Published May 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XAMPP Windows, versions 7.3.2 and earlier. This vulnerability exists when XAMPP attempts to process many incomplete HTTP requests, resulting in resource consumption and system crashes.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Friends

XAMPP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.3.2`	affected	—

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Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Friends	Xampp	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-46319	Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XAMPP Windows, versions 7.3.2 and earlier. This vulnerability exists when XAMPP attempts to process many incomplete HTTP requests, resulting in resource consumption and system crashes.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.443% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/vulnerability-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-xampp

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apache Friends Xampp

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: INCIBE
Published: May 17, 2024, 12:03 PM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM
Reserved: May 17, 2024, 9:45 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:03 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:14 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: May 17, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:14 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment Updated: Jul 12, 2025, 10:44 PM

Updated: Jul 12, 2025, 10:44 PM

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