CVE-2024-0338 (GCVE-0-2024-0338)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-02 09:13 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in XAMPP
Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in XAMPP affecting version 8.2.4 and earlier. An attacker could execute arbitrary code through a long file debug argument that controls the Structured Exception Handler (SEH).
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-08 21:05 UTC
CWE
- CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apachefriends | XAMPP |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 8.2.4
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2024-01-10 11:00
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