#VU97970 Stack-based buffer overflow in Redis - CVE-2024-31449

 

#VU97970 Stack-based buffer overflow in Redis - CVE-2024-31449

Published: October 2, 2024 / Updated: October 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97970
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31449
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Redis
Software vendor:
Redis Labs

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote user with ability to influence data input can pass a specially crafted Lua script to the database, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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