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CVE-2024-33602

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

HIGH · CVSS 7.4 EPSS 0.00725
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

11
gnu glibc>= 2.15 and < 2.40
debian linuxall versions

Scoring & Timeline

7.4
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
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None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 May 2024 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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22
siemens-csafSSA-082556
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:20038-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13991-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:1977-1
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