nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
Published 2024-05-06 19:22:03
Updated 2025-03-27 15:15:52
Source glibc
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Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2024-33600

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-33600

0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2024-33600

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.9
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.2
3.6
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-03-27

CWE ids for CVE-2024-33600

  • The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
    Assigned by: 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18 (Secondary)

References for CVE-2024-33600

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