CVE-2024-51317

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the...

6.5 Medium

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Up 0.4 points since Nov 4, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: CVE-2024-51317
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-55062 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: EUVD-2024-55062
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6rfx-fjhv-r26f 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the...

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: GHSA-6rfx-fjhv-r26f
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: CVE-2024-51317
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: CVE-2024-51317
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-51317 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2024-51317
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-51317 6.5

An issue in NetSurf v.3.11 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dom_node_normalize function

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-51317
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

netsurf-browser netsurf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`netsurf` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 3.10-13.10-23.10-33.10-3.13.11-13.11-23.11-33.11-4	None known
`netsurf` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-23.11-33.11-4	None known
`netsurf` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-23.11-33.11-4	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.2+dfsg-2.2build1	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.6-3.2	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.10-13.10-1build1	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.10-3.13.11-13.11-1build43.11-1build5	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-2	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-33.11-43.11-4ubuntu1	None known
`netsurf` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.11-23.11-3	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-51317 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Netsurf-browser Netsurf, published November 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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