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CVE-2024-55577

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux Ratfor 1.06 and earlier.

HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.26%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux Ratfor 1.06 and earlier. When the software processes a file which is specially crafted by an attacker, arbitrary code may be executed. As a result, the attacker may obtain or alter information of the user environment or cause the user environment to become unusable.

CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-121
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

References

http://www.dgate.org/ratfor/
https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92217718/

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