Medium severity · published May 28, 2024
CVE-2024-30164
Amazon AWS Client VPN has a buffer overflow that could potentially allow a local actor to execute arbitrary commands with elevated permissions
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Amazon AWS Client VPN has a buffer overflow that could potentially allow a local actor to execute arbitrary commands with elevated permissions. This is resolved in 3.11.1 on Windows, 3.9.1 on macOS, and 3.12.1 on Linux. NOTE: although the macOS resolution is the same as for CVE-2024-30165, this vulnerability on macOS is not the same as CVE-2024-30165.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
3.9.1 · source: CISA
WI
Windows · Microsoft
3.11.1 · source: CISA
LI
Linux · Codesys
3.12.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30164
docs.aws.amazon.com
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-linux.html
docs.aws.amazon.com
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-macos.html
docs.aws.amazon.com
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-windows.html
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