CVE-2024-25004 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 username, occurs due to insufficient bounds checking and input sanitization (at line 2600). 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 | 1.78% — 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 Username' 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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