CVE-2024-55884
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the...
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the exception-handling alternate stack can be exhausted, leading to heap-based out-of-bounds writes in enable() in exception_logging/unix.rs, aka MLLVD-CR-24-01. NOTE: achieving code execution is considered non-trivial.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the exception-handling alternate stack can be exhausted, leading to heap-based out-of-bounds writes in enable() in exception_logging/unix.rs, aka MLLVD-CR-24-01. NOTE: achieving code execution is considered non-trivial.
- Record
CVE-2024-55884- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52840
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the exception-handling alternate stack can be exhausted, leading to heap-based out-of-bounds writes in enable() in exception_logging/unix.rs, aka MLLVD-CR-24-01. NOTE: achieving code execution is considered non-trivial.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52840- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvp4-7hm2-fv9m
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the...
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the exception-handling alternate stack can be exhausted, leading to heap-based out-of-bounds writes in enable() in exception_logging/unix.rs, aka MLLVD-CR-24-01. NOTE: achieving code execution is considered non-trivial.
- Record
GHSA-cvp4-7hm2-fv9m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the exception-handling alternate stack can be exhausted, leading to heap-based out-of-bounds writes in enable() in exception_logging/unix.rs, aka MLLVD-CR-24-01. NOTE: achieving code execution is considered non-trivial.
- Record
CVE-2024-55884- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In the Mullvad VPN client 2024.6 (Desktop), 2024.8 (iOS), and 2024.8-beta1 (Android), the exception-handling alternate stack can be exhausted, leading to heap-based out-of-bounds writes in enable() in exception_logging/unix.rs, aka MLLVD-CR-24-01. NOTE: achieving code execution is considered non-trivial.
- Record
CVE-2024-55884- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-55884 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0), published December 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
x41-dsec.de/news/2024/12/11/mullvad
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42390768
github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/commit/ef6c862071b26023802b00d6e1dc6ca53d1ab3e6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55884