Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2024-2002Libdwarf: crashes randomly on fuzzed object

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity double free in libdwarf. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A double-free vulnerability was found in libdwarf. In a multiply-corrupted DWARF object, libdwarf may try to dealloc(free) an allocation twice, potentially causing unpredictable and various results.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12dwarfutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-2002
Debian:13dwarfutils1:0.11.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2002
Debian:14dwarfutils1:0.11.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2002
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSdwarfutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-2002
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSdwarfutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-2002

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
libdwarf 0.1.0
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references

Weakness: CWE-415 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References