CVE-2024-33602 (GCVE-0-2024-33602)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-06 19:22 – Updated: 2026-07-14 12:37
VLAI
Title
nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings
Summary
nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-13 16:09 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-466 - Return of Pointer Value Outside of Expected Range
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