7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-33601
Apache Glibc Netgroup Cache Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The 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 :

July 22, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Source :

3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-33601 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-33601 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 Gnu glibc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-33601 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-33601 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 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • 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-20240524-0014/ [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: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The 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-2024-0007 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GNU C Library CWE-617
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