Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-24259

Potential exploit
freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function.
Published 2024-02-05 18:15:52
Updated 2025-05-15 20:15:46
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2024-24259

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-24259

EPSS FAQ
0.21%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 44 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2024-24259

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-05-15
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 NIST 2024-02-07
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A
N/A
 RedHat-CVE-2024-24259 2024-02-13

CWE ids for CVE-2024-24259

  • The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
    Assigned by:
    • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2024-24259

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