VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-25003
KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow via the hostname, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.81%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow via the hostname, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization. This allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, which leads to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.81% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- 9bis/kitty
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.