High severity · published Sep 20, 2024
CVE-2024-41721
bhyve(8) out-of-bounds read access via XHCI emulation
8.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An insufficient boundary validation in the USB code could lead to an out-of-bounds read on the heap, which could potentially lead to an arbitrary write and remote code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeBSD · FreeBSD
14.1-RELEASE before p5; 14.0-RELEASE before p11; 13.4-RELEASE before p1; 13.3-RELEASE before p7 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41721
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41721
security.freebsd.org
https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:15.bhyve.asc
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240926-0009/
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