OSV-2024-1218 UNKNOWN READ in Poco::UTF16Encoding::queryConvert
An attacker can cause a denial of service via an unknown read in the Poco library's NTLM credential parsing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2024-1218?
OSV-2024-1218 is a memory corruption vulnerability in poco, published on 14 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=372765426
Crash type: UNKNOWN READ
Crash state:
Poco::UTF16Encoding::queryConvert
Poco::TextConverter::convert
Poco::Net::NTLMCredentials::parseChallengeMessage
Which versions are affected by OSV-2024-1218?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including poco.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
poco OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2024-1218?
No fix has been published for OSV-2024-1218 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 OSV-2024-1218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2024-1218 in the wild and no public exploit code.