#VU101282 Stack-based buffer overflow in Zabbix - CVE-2024-36468
Published: December 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101282
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36468
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Zabbix
Zabbix
Software vendor:
Zabbix
Zabbix
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid() function when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted session engine identifier to the application, 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.