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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.