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CVE-2024-3209: UPX bele.h get_ne64 heap-based overflow

5.5 CVSS

Description

A vulnerability was found in UPX up to 4.2.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function get_ne64 of the file bele.h. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-259055. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. Eine Schwachstelle wurde in UPX bis 4.2.2 ausgemacht. Sie wurde als kritisch eingestuft. Davon betroffen ist die Funktion get_ne64 der Datei bele.h. Mittels dem Manipulieren mit unbekannten Daten kann eine heap-based buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-3209

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: UPX

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.91% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.259055
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.259055
https://vuldb.com/?submit.304575
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qlUXvycOzGJygfkdQB9dGO6VwNRRZoih?usp=sharing
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZHWZN2NX5W3WYA6ACJ746PAZXXNZETKD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J4DNK3AFPT4KIPTBKGCJ6FC3L7AWI2TN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AE5OZ7YUEVLXVVS6PFP5RELVICQ4K6QK/

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