CVE-2024-21795 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the .egi parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 2.5.0 and Master Branch (ab0ee111). A specially crafted .egi file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libbiosig Project	Libbiosig	2.5.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	40

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122 CWE-787

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1920ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Mailing List
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1920ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1920

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-21795?

CVE-2024-21795 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the .egi parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 2.5.0 and Master Branch (ab0ee111). A specially crafted .egi file can lead to arbitr...

How severe is CVE-2024-21795?

CVE-2024-21795 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-21795?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libbiosig Project Libbiosig, Fedoraproject Fedora.