Vulnerability · Published Jun 20, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-37676
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in the htop package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | htop | 3.4.1-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37676 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | htop | 3.4.1-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37676 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | htop | 3.5.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-37676 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H