CVE-2024-45288
Multiple vulnerabilities in libnv
HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 5, 2024 at 03:18 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
13.3 ≤ v < 13.3_p613.3-RELEASE ≤ v < p614.0 ≤ v < 14.0_p1014.0-RELEASE ≤ v < p1014.1 ≤ v < 14.1_p414.1-RELEASE ≤ v < p413.313.3-RELEASE14.014.0-RELEASE14.114.1-RELEASE
Affected range stops below 13.3_p6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.0_p10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1_p4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below p10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below p4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below p6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:09.libnv.ascSource: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0008/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.4HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-170CWE-787
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