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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Glib
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- NetApp Ontap Tools — versions 10
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3461 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/releases/2.82.1 (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.