CVE-2024-43688
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:51 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsOpenBSDCron
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC
Description
cron/entry.c in vixie cron before 9cc8ab1, as used in OpenBSD 7.4 and 7.5, allows a heap-based buffer underflow and memory corruption. NOTE: this issue was introduced during a May 2023 refactoring.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact
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CVSS
7.3HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-787
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