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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2024-45288

A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.

HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.

CVSS 3.1
8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-170, CWE-787
Source
secteam@freebsd.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.