Buffer overflow in Wasm3 Project

CVE-2024-34249

wasm3 v0.5.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow which leads to segmentation fault via the function "DeallocateSlot" in wasm3/source/m3_compile.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-34249: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-34249?
CVE-2024-34249 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wasm3 Project, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-34249?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-34249 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.