#VU103322 Out-of-bounds read in snappy - CVE-2024-36124
Published: January 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103322
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36124
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
snappy
snappy
Software vendor:
dain (Dain Sundstrom)
dain (Dain Sundstrom)
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due Snappy tries to read outside the bounds of the given byte arrays when uncompressing certain data. A remote attacker can create a non-deterministic behavior or crash the JVM.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.