CVE-2024-52531

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: November 11, 2024 Modified: November 03, 2025
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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).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/407
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/407#note_2316401
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://offsec.almond.consulting/using-aflplusplus-on-bug-bounty-programs-an-example-with-gnome-libsoup.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

Affected Vendors

gnome

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