CVE-2024-45288

HIGH

Improper Null Termination (CWE-170)

2024-09-05 secteam@freebsd.org

Information Disclosure

8.4

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: freebsd

Severity by source

Vendor (freebsd) PRIMARY

8.4 HIGH

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

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

CVSS VectorVendor: freebsd

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

Sep 05, 2024 - 04:15 cve.org

HIGH 8.4

DescriptionCVE.org

A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.

AnalysisAI

A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer. 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 under CWE-170. A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.