Buffer overflow in Gnome Glib
CVE-2024-52533
gio/gsocks4aproxy.c in GNOME GLib before 2.82.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant buffer overflow because SOCKS4_CONN_MSG_LEN is not sufficient for a trailing '\0' character.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.013 (66.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnome Glib
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Netapp Ontap_tools — versions 10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-52533?
- CVE-2024-52533 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Glib, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-52533?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-52533 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.