CVE-2024-39207

HIGH

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2024-06-27 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow

8.2

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

8.2 HIGH

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

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

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 27, 2024 - 20:15 cve.org

HIGH 8.2

DescriptionCVE.org

lua-shmem v1.0-1 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the shmem_write function.

AnalysisAI

lua-shmem v1.0-1 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the shmem_write function. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. lua-shmem v1.0-1 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the shmem_write function.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.