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CVE-2024-33599: nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-121
Description
nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) fixed size cache is exhausted by client requests then a subsequent client request for netgroup data may result in a stack-based buffer overflow. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 10.0
- GNU C Library (glibc): from 2.15 before 2.40 — fixed in 2.40
- NetApp H300S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H410C Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H410S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H500S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp H700S Firmware: all versions
- NetApp Hci Bootstrap Os: all versions
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GNU C Library (glibc) 2.40. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0011/
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0005
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0011/
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0005
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
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