{"id":"CVE-2024-33599","title":"nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache","summary":"nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache\n\nIf the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) fixed size cache is exhausted\nby client requests then a subsequent client request for netgroup data\nmay result in a stack-based buffer overflo…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-121"],"vendor":"The GNU C Library","product":"glibc","affected":["glibc >= 2.15 < 2.40"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-05-29T19:01:02.703174Z"},"published":"2024-05-06","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T00:40:36.022Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33599","references":[{"url":"https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0005"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0011/"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0131,"epssPercentile":0.70072,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T04:46:37.312Z","slug":"CVE-2024-33599","body":"## Overview\n\nnscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache\n\nIf the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) fixed size cache is exhausted\nby client requests then a subsequent client request for netgroup data\nmay result in a stack-based buffer overflow.  This flaw was introduced\nin glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd.\n\nThis vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `glibc >= 2.15 < 2.40`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}