Buffer overflow in Yves Sereal\
CVE-2024-14031
Sereal::Encoder versions from 4.000 through 4.009_002 for Perl embeds a vulnerable version of the Zstandard library. Sereal::Encoder embeds a version of the Zstandard (zstd) library that is vulnerable to CVE-2019-11922. This is a race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8 could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yves Sereal\ — versions \
- Yves Sereal::encoder — versions 4.000
- Yves Sereal\:\:encoder
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable)
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (release-notes, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-14031?
- CVE-2024-14031 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yves Sereal\, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2024-14031?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.