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CVE-2024-23972: Sony XAV-AX5500 USB Configuration Descriptor Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

Sony XAV-AX5500 USB Configuration Descriptor Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the USB host driver. A crafted USB configuration descriptor can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-23185

Affected products

• Sony XAV-AX5500: 1.13

References

• https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/mobile-cd-players-digital-media-players-xav-series/xav-ax5500/software/00274156
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-876/

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