CVE-2024-22170 Unchecked buffer in Dynamic DNS client
An attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in the Dynamic DNS client to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on Western Digital My Cloud devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22170?
CVE-2024-22170 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, published on 27 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud ddns-start on Linux allows Overflow Buffers.This issue affects My Cloud: before 5.29.102.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22170?
How do I fix CVE-2024-22170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-22170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4fw-fxpw-rrgp.