Aim denial of service vulnerability
A vulnerability in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows an attacker to cause an infinite loop by configuring the remote tracking server to point at itself. This results in the server endlessly connecting to itself, rendering it unable to respond to other connections.
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVE-2024-6227 is classified as CWE-835: Infinite Loop. A loop condition can never become false for some inputs, hanging the process.
CVE-2024-6227 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 7 July 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from OSV.
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
huntr.com (Web)
pypi.org (Package)
github.com (Advisory)
aim has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-835: Infinite Loop) in other software:
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| aim | — | — |
Similar Threats
Exploit Protection
CVE-2024-6227 carries CVSS 8.0 High rating and a public exploit already exists. BotEraser checks your installation against this and other known CVE records, and blocks IPs associated with exploit activity.
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