CRITICAL

CVE-2024-52533

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

1.5 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

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.

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Packages

glib2AlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.68.4-16.el9_6.2and 4 other packages
glib2AlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.56.4-166.el8_10and 5 other packages
mingw-glib2Rocky Linux:9all versions · fixed in 0:2.78.6-2.el9
mingw32-glib2AlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.78.6-2.el9and 3 other packages

Vendor advisories

CVE-2024-52533 Red Hat Product Security632 products fixed · 12 known affected
glib: buffer overflow in set_connect_msg()
glib2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · glib2-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · glib2-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ICSA-26-043-06 CISA16 known affected
Siemens SINEC OS
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) · SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family · SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)
SSA-089022 Siemens ProductCERT16 known affected
SSA-089022: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Third-Party Components in SINEC OS before V3.3
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) · SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family · SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)
SSA-202008 Siemens ProductCERT11 known affected
SSA-202008: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Rox Before V2.17.0
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 · RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400
RHSA-2025:14988 Red Hat Product Security78 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: glib2 security update
RHSA-2025:14989 Red Hat Product Security43 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: glib2 security update

13 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

gio/gsocks4aproxy.c in GNOME GLib before 2.82.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant buffer overflow because SOCKS4_CONN_MSG_LEN is not sufficient for a trailing '\\0' character.

Technical details

Published: 2024-11-11

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52533?

gio/gsocks4aproxy.c in GNOME GLib before 2.82.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant buffer overflow because SOCKS4_CONN_MSG_LEN is not sufficient for a trailing '\\0' character.

Is CVE-2024-52533 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-52533 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-52533?

CVE-2024-52533 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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