7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-25004
Certificate Authority Connection Tool (kiTTY) Remote Code Execution (Stack-Based Buffer Overflow)
Description

KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow via the username, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600). This allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, which leads to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2024, 7:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-25004 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 9bis kitty

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-25004 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-25004 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14
    Added Reference https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 Exploit, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 Exploit, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004 No Types Assigned https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:9bis:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 0.76.1.13
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before has a stack-based buffer overflow where the username is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600). This allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, which leads to arbitrary code execution. KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow via the username, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600). This allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, which leads to arbitrary code execution.
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before has a stack-based buffer overflow where the username is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600). This allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, which leads to arbitrary code execution.
    Added Reference MITRE http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.02%

score

0.34578

percentile

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