CVE-2024-36468
Stack buffer overflow in zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stack buffer overflow in zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
CVE-2024-36468- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-36349
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
EUVD-2024-36349- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgwc-wgrf-gmj5
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid...
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
GHSA-pgwc-wgrf-gmj5- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
CVE-2024-36468- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
CVE-2024-36468- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-36468
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36468- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36468
The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36468- CVSS 3.1
- 3.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zabbixDebian:13 |
before 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1 | 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1 |
zabbixDebian:14 |
before 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1 | 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1 |
zabbixUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.0.6+dfsg-1ubuntu21:2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu11:2.2.0+dfsg-6ubuntu11:2.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu31:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm11:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm31:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm41:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.4.6+dfsg-11:2.4.7+dfsg-11:2.4.7+dfsg-21:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu21:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 Show 4 moreShow less1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm11:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm21:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm31:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm4 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:3.0.7+dfsg-31:3.0.12+dfsg-11:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm11:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm21:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm31:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:4.0.4+dfsg-1build21:4.0.4+dfsg-1build31:4.0.11+dfsg-11:4.0.14+dfsg-11:4.0.15+dfsg-1 Show 5 moreShow less1:4.0.16+dfsg-11:4.0.16+dfsg-1build11:4.0.17+dfsg-11:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm11:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:5.0.8+dfsg-1build11:5.0.14+dfsg-11:5.0.17+dfsg-11:5.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.10+dfsg-21:7.0.10+dfsg-2build1 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.22+dfsg-11:7.0.22+dfsg-1.11:7.0.22+dfsg-1.1build11:7.0.22+dfsg-1.1build21:7.0.27+dfsg-1 |
None known |
zabbixUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.10+dfsg-2build11:7.0.22+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-36468 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.0) in Zabbix, published November 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in zabbix 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1.