Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-33601

nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The 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 19:22:08
Updated 2025-03-18 14:15:39
Source glibc
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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2024-33601

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-33601

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2024-33601

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.3
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.9
3.4
 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-03-18
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 2024-07-03

CWE ids for CVE-2024-33601

  • The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.
    Assigned by:
    • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
    • 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18 (Secondary)

References for CVE-2024-33601

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