CVE-2024-33600

Summary

nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response

If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd.

This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
The GNU C Libraryglibc2.15 < 2.40affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-476: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

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