CVE-2024-45288
Multiple vulnerabilities in libnv
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Multiple vulnerabilities in libnv
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.
- Record
CVE-2024-45288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-170, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41420
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41420- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hv9-vfr9-4mh3
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to...
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.
- Record
GHSA-5hv9-vfr9-4mh3- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-170
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A missing null-termination character in the last element of an nvlist array string can lead to writing outside the allocated buffer.
- Record
CVE-2024-45288- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-170, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45288 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Freebsd, published September 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.