CVE-2024-33602 nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings

2024-05-0619:22:12

CWE-466

glibc

www.cve.org

cve-2024-33602

name service cache daemon

nss callback

memory corruption

glibc 2.15

nscd binary

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "glibc",
    "vendor": "The GNU C Library",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2.40",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.15",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]