Out-of-bounds Read in Freebsd

CVE-2024-41928

Malicious software running in a guest VM can exploit the buffer overflow to achieve code execution on the host in the bhyve userspace process, which typically runs as root. Note that bhyve runs in a Capsicum sandbox, so malicious code is c…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Freebsd — versions 14.1-RELEASE, 14.0-RELEASE

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41928?
CVE-2024-41928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-41928?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-41928 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.