Vulnerability · Published Dec 18, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-53580
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity null pointer dereference in the iperf3 package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
iperf v3.17.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the iperf_exchange_parameters() function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | iperf3 | 3.5-11.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0168 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | iperf3 | 3.9-13.el9_5.1 | ALSA-2025:0161 |
| Debian:12 | iperf3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Debian:13 | iperf3 | 3.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Debian:14 | iperf3 | 3.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | iperf3 | 0:3.5-11.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:0168 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | iperf3 | 0:3.9-13.el9_5.1 | RLSA-2025:0161 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | iperf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | iperf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | iperf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | iperf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | iperf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | iperf3 | 3.9-1+deb11u1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53580 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | iperf3 | 3.9-1+deb11u1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7970-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | iperf3 | 3.18-2ubuntu0.1 | USN-7970-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H