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MEDIUM

CVE-2024-52531

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libsoupAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.72.0-8.el9_5.3and 1 other package
  • libsoupAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.62.3-7.el8_10and 1 other package

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-52531 Red Hat Product Security274 products fixed · 7 known affected

    libsoup: buffer overflow via UTF-8 conversion in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict

    libsoup3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · libsoup3-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · libsoup3-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

  • RHSA-2025:1154 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1.10.9 release and security update.

  • RHSA-2025:1075 Red Hat Product Security31 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update

  • RHSA-2025:1047 Red Hat Product Security22 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update

  • RHSA-2025:0949 Red Hat Product Security57 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update

  • RHSA-2025:0903 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update

6 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 allows a buffer overflow in applications that perform conversion to UTF-8 in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict. There is a plausible way to reach this remotely via soup_message_headers_get_content_type (e.g., an application may want to retrieve the content type of a request or response).

Technical details

Published
2024-11-11

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52531?

GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 allows a buffer overflow in applications that perform conversion to UTF-8 in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict. There is a plausible way to reach this remotely via soup_message_headers_get_content_type (e.g., an application may want to retrieve the content type of a request or response).

Is CVE-2024-52531 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-52531 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.7% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-52531?

CVE-2024-52531 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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