Buffer overflow in Crucial Ct1000mx500ssd1
CVE-2024-42642
Micron Crucial MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow, which can be triggered by sending specially crafted ATA packets from the host to the drive controller. NOTE: The supplier states that this vulnerability was fully remediated in December 2024 and that updated firmware is available through Crucial’s official support page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- microncrucial.com (Broken Link)
- github.com/VL4DR/CVE-2024-42642/tree/main (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.crucial.com/support/ssd-support/mx500-support
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42642?
- CVE-2024-42642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Crucial Ct1000mx500ssd1, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42642?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-42642 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.