nscd Null Pointer Deref in nscd Cache on glibc 2.15 (before 2.28)
CVE-2024-33600 Published on May 6, 2024
nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response
nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response
If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found
netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null
pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the
cache was added to nscd.
This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-33600 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
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Affected Versions
The GNU C Library glibc:- Version 2.15 and below 2.40 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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