High severity · published Jun 28, 2024
CVE-2024-38525
dd-trace-cpp malformed unicode header values may cause crash
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
dd-trace-cpp is the Datadog distributed tracing for C++. When the library fails to extract trace context due to malformed unicode, it logs the list of audited headers and their values using the `nlohmann` JSON library. However, due to the way the JSON library is invoked, it throws an uncaught exception, which results in a crash. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.2.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
dd-trace-cpp · DataDog
>= 0.1.12, < 0.2.2 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38525
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38525
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-cpp/releases/tag/v0.2.2
github.com
https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3p-mg22-qv6w
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