Buffer overflow in GNOME Libsoup
CVE-2024-52531
GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 allows a buffer overflow in applications that perform conversion to UTF-8 in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict. There is a plausible way to reach this remotely via soup_message_headers_get_content_type (e.g., an application may want to retrieve the content type of a request or response).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
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. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Libsoup — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/407 (Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/407 (Issue Tracking)
- offsec.almond.consulting/using-aflplusplus-on-bug-bounty-programs-an-example-wi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-52531?
- CVE-2024-52531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Libsoup, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-52531?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.