CVE-2024-52060 Potential stack overflow when using XML configuration file referencing environment variables

High 8.3 Published 13 Dec 2024 Updated 7 Feb 2025

A buffer overflow in RTI Connext Professional services allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via environment variables in XML configurations.

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-2024-52060?

CVE-2024-52060 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Routing Service, Recording Service, Queuing Service, Observability Collector Service, Cloud Discovery Service) allows Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables.This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.0.0 before 7.3.0.5, from 6.1.0 before 6.1.2.21, from 6.0.0 before 6.0.*, from 5.3.0 before 5.3.1.45.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rti Connext Professional.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52060 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-2024-52060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q77-4259-6r93.