Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vixie/cron package, versions [0,]
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (17th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-VIXIECRON-7721002
- published 20 Aug 2024
- disclosed 20 Aug 2024
- credit Dave G
Introduced: 20 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-43688 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to the improper handling of memory through set_range and get_number functions in entry.c file. An attacker can cause memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating the input to this component.