VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-25004
KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow via the username, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600).
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.78%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). 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 username, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600). 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
- 1.78% 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14Exploit, Mailing List
- 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14Exploit, Mailing List
- 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.