# CVE-2024-10494: Out of bounds read in HeapObjMapImpl.cpp in NI LabVIEW

> An out-of-bounds read in NI LabVIEW allows attackers to disclose information or execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted VI file.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hmrx-44gm-wjp8

## What is CVE-2024-10494?

CVE-2024-10494 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NI LabVIEW, published on 10 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An out of bounds read due to improper input validation in HeapObjMapImpl.cpp in NI LabVIEW may disclose information or result in arbitrary code execution.  Successful exploitation requires an attacker to provide a user with a specially crafted VI.  This vulnerability affects LabVIEW 2024 Q3 and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), CWE-1285 (Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10494?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ni Labview.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NI LabVIEW

- [CVE-2013-5022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5022/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-16233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16233/): Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in NI LabVIEW when loading VI (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-16234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16234/): Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in NI LabVIEW when loading VI (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-64201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64201/): Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in NI LabVIEW when loading VI (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-64202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64202/): Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in NI LabVIEW when loading VI (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10494 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NI LabVIEW, published on 10 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NI LabVIEW. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.