CVE-2024-7824 Type-confusion vulnerability that can cause the WRSA.exe service to crash and generate a crash dump

Medium 6.3 Published 3 Oct 2024 Updated 3 Oct 2024

A type confusion flaw in Webroot SecureAnywhere Web Shield allows attackers to crash the service via incompatible resource access.

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-2024-7824?

CVE-2024-7824 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield, published on 3 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield on Windows, ARM, 64 bit, 32 bit (wrUrl.Dll modules) allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects SecureAnywhere - Web Shield: before 2.1.2.3.

Weakness: CWE-843

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7824?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webroot Secureanywhere Web Shield.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7824?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7824 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-2024-7824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vmg4-jx97-rmvv.