title: Unauthenticated Remote Denial-of-Service via Shutdown Function in Helix Core
description: In Helix Core versions prior to 2023.2, an unauthenticated remote Denial of Service (DoS) via the shutdown function was identified.  Reported by Jason Geffner.
problem types: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Helix Core
vendor: Helix
versions:
lessThan: 2023.2, status: affected, version: 0.0.0, versionType: semver
lessThan: 2023.1 Patch 2, status: affected, version: 0.0.0, versionType: semver
lessThan: 2022.2 Patch 3, status: affected, version: 0.0.0, versionType: semver
lessThan: 2022.1 Patch 6, status: affected, version: 0.0.0, versionType: semver
lessThan: 2021.2 Patch 10, status: affected, version: 0.0.0, versionType: semver
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Helix Swarm
vendor: Helix
versions:
lessThan: 2024.1 , status: affected, version: 0.0.0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL