Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting upx/upx package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.23% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-UPXUPX-6516906
  • published3 Apr 2024
  • disclosed2 Apr 2024
  • creditAlkaidLx

Introduced: 2 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-3209  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for upx/upx.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to the get_ne64 function of the bele.h file. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by submitting specially crafted input to exploit the heap-based buffer overflow.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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