CVE-2024-33599
glibc - security update
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
Description
nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) fixed size cache is exhausted by client requests then a subsequent client request for netgroup data may result in a stack-based buffer overflow. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
How to fix CVE-2024-33599
To remediate CVE-2024-33599, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.31-13+deb11u10 or later
- —upgrade to 2.28-10+deb10u4 or later
- —upgrade to 2.31-13+deb11u10 or later
Is CVE-2024-33599 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.31-13+deb11u10
- from 0, < 2.28-10+deb10u4
- from 0, < 2.31-13+deb11u10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |