CVE-2024-33600
glibc NSCD Null Pointer Dereference
Description
nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
INFO
Published Date :
May 6, 2024, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 27, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Source :
3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-33600 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Mar. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Feb. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary. nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary. -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0013/ Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0006 -
CVE Modified by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Jul. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GNU C Library http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Jun. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GNU C Library https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Jun. 10, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GNU C Library https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0013/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
May. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary. Added Reference GNU C Library https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0006 [No types assigned] Added CWE GNU C Library CWE-476
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