Stack-based buffer overflow in Glibc - CVE-2024-33599

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU89712

Stack-based buffer overflow in Glibc - CVE-2024-33599

Published: May 21, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89712
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33599
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in nscd binary. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exhaust the nscd fixed size cache to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

External links