# CVE-2024-24911: Out of Bounds read in the CPCA process on Check Point Management Server

> An out-of-bounds read in the CPCA process can cause unexpected exits, leading to VPN and SIC connectivity issues on Check Point Management Servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgwc-25jp-vvqf

## What is CVE-2024-24911?

CVE-2024-24911 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management, Quantum Security Management, published on 6 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In rare scenarios, the cpca process on the Security Management Server / Domain Management Server may exit unexpectedly, creating a core dump file. When the cpca process is down, VPN and SIC connectivity issues may occur if the CRL is not present in the Security Gateway's CRL cache.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24911?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Checkpoint Gaia Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management, Quantum Security Management

- [CVE-2024-24914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24914/): Code injection in ClusterXL, Multi-Domain Security Management, Quantum Appliances, Quantum Maestro, Quantum Scalable Chassis, Quantum Security Gateways, Quantum Security Management (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2021-30361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30361/): Command injection in Check Point Gaia Portal (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2013-7311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7311/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24911 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24911 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management, Quantum Security Management, published on 6 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: checkpoint Multi-Domain Security Management, Quantum Security Management. 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-2024-24911/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24911/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24911
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24911
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24911

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24911/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.