What is CVE-2024-43688?

CVE-2024-43688 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-43688?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-43688 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in N/a

CVE-2024-43688

cron/entry.c in vixie cron before 9cc8ab1, as used in OpenBSD 7.4 and 7.5, allows a heap-based buffer underflow and memory corruption. NOTE: this issue was introduced during a May 2023 refactoring.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43688?: CVE-2024-43688 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-43688?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-43688 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.