CVE-2024-52533
Published: November 12, 2024Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
gio/gsocks4aproxy.c in GNOME GLib before 2.82.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant buffer overflow because SOCKS4_CONN_MSG_LEN is not sufficient for a trailing '\0' character.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | glib | Vulnerable (2.74.1-r2) |
| Stream | glib | Fixed (2.82.1-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | glib | Vulnerable (2.74.1-r2) |
| Stream | glib | Fixed (2.82.1-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/12/11
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3461
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/releases/2.82.1
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0009/