CVE-2024-38517: Integer Underflow (CVSS 7.8)

Description

Tencent RapidJSON is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to an integer underflow in the `GenericReader::ParseNumber()` function of `include/rapidjson/reader.h` when parsing JSON text from a stream. An attacker needs to send the victim a crafted file which needs to be opened; this triggers the integer underflow vulnerability (when the file is parsed), leading to elevation of privilege.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-191 CWE-191

References

Other References

https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/pull/1261/commits/8269bc2bc289e9d343bae51cdf6d23ef0950e001 https://github.com/fmalita/rapidjson/commit/8269bc2bc289e9d343bae51cdf6d23ef0950e001 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38517 https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/pull/1261/commits/8269bc2bc289e9d343bae51cdf6d23ef0950e001 https://github.com/fmalita/rapidjson/commit/8269bc2bc289e9d343bae51cdf6d23ef0950e001 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38517 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240905-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38517? +

Tencent RapidJSON is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to an integer underflow in the `GenericReader::ParseNumber()` function of `include/rapidjson/reader.h` when parsing JSON text from a stream. An attacker needs to send the victim a crafted file which needs to be opened; this triggers the integer underflow vulnerability (when the file is parsed), leading to elevation of privilege. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-38517? +

CVE-2024-38517 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-38517? +

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