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Vulnerability details: VCID-byba-yzff-d7ha
Vulnerability ID VCID-byba-yzff-d7ha
Aliases CVE-2024-33601
Summary nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.6
Risk 3.3
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-617 Reachable Assertion
CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
System Score Found at
cvssv3 4.0 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-33601.json
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.0004 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00054 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
epss 0.00073 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
cvssv3.1 6.2 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
ssvc Track https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
ssvc Track http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-33601.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-33601
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-33599
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-33600
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-33601
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-33602
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
2277205 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2277205
5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-33601 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33601
GLIBC-SA-2024-0007 https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
msg00026.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
ntap-20240524-0014 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/
RHSA-2024:2799 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2799
RHSA-2024:3309 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3309
RHSA-2024:3312 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3312
RHSA-2024:3339 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3339
RHSA-2024:3344 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3344
RHSA-2024:3411 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3411
RHSA-2024:3423 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3423
RHSA-2024:3464 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3464
RHSA-2024:3588 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3588
RHSA-2024:4126 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4126
USN-6804-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6804-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-33601.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-09T17:26:01Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-09T17:26:01Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0014/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-09T17:26:01Z/ Found at https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-05-09T17:26:01Z/ Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.10879
EPSS Score 0.0004
Published At Aug. 6, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:38:34.721476+00:00 Ubuntu USN Importer Import https://usn.ubuntu.com/6804-1/ 37.0.0