CVE-2024-30949 Integer overflow in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-30949 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-30949 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2024. 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-2024-30949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-30949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30949/index.md)
An integer overflow in newlib's gettimeofday function allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via time unit scaling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-30949?
CVE-2024-30949 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in newlib v.4.3.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the time unit scaling in the _gettimeofday function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Newlib Project Newlib.
How do I fix CVE-2024-30949?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-30949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30949, GHSA-qhpg-jf9r-mqxq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30949.