CVE-2024-37676

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2024-06-20 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow

8.4

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

8.4 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 20, 2024 - 16:15 cve.org

HIGH 8.4

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.

AnalysisAI

An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.