CVE-2024-25003 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1.8% (pctl 78)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow via the hostname, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization. This allows an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, which leads to arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.82% — more likely to be exploited than 78% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2024-02-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 9bis | kitty |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | KiTTY 0.76.1.13 - 'Start Duplicated Session Hostname' Buffer Overflow | 2024-03-14 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14
- https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177032/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Buffer-Overflows.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14
- https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-25003-CVE-2024-25004
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