Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-55564
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in the libposix-2008-perl package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The POSIX::2008 package before 0.24 for Perl has a potential _execve50c env buffer overflow.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libposix-2008-perl | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55564 |
| Debian:13 | libposix-2008-perl | 0.24-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55564 |
| Debian:14 | libposix-2008-perl | 0.24-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55564 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libposix-2008-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55564 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libposix-2008-perl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55564 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H