CVE-2024-57956 Memory corruption in HarmonyOS
An out-of-bounds read in the HarmonyOS interpreter string module allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-57956?
CVE-2024-57956 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 6 Feb 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
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the interpreter string module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-57956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57956 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-2024-57956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Harmonyos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v37g-gf72-65f5.