# CVE-2024-55577: Memory corruption in Linux Ratfor

> A stack-based buffer overflow in Linux Ratfor allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted files, compromising user environments.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55577, GHSA-jr5j-7mpj-fh64, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55577

## What is CVE-2024-55577?

CVE-2024-55577 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in The Dimensional Gate Co. Linux Ratfor, published on 15 Jan 2025. 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

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux Ratfor 1.06 and earlier. When the software processes a file which is specially crafted by an attacker, arbitrary code may be executed. As a result, the attacker may obtain or alter information of the user environment or cause the user environment to become unusable.

Weakness: CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55577?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-55577?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-55577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55577 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55577 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in The Dimensional Gate Co. Linux Ratfor, published on 15 Jan 2025. 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-2024-55577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: The Dimensional Gate Co. Linux Ratfor. 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-2024-55577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55577/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55577
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55577
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55577

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55577/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.