What is CVE-2024-52949?

CVE-2024-52949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iptraf-Ng, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-52949?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-52949 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Iptraf-Ng

CVE-2024-52949

iptraf-ng 1.2.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow. In src/ifaces.c, the strcpy function consistently fails to control the size, and it is consequently possible to overflow memory on the stack.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (51.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Iptraf-ng — versions 1.2.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52949?: CVE-2024-52949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iptraf-Ng, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-52949?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-52949 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.