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Standard
Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2024-33602

2024-05-06
Severity Assessment
7.4
HIGH
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (Description)

nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings

The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache can corrupt memory
when the NSS callback does not store all strings in the provided buffer.
The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd.

This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Unchanged
Scope
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-466

Affected Population

Affected Configurations

Total: 64 detected entries

Software List Scrollable
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glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.35
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glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.38.19
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solidfire_\&_hci_management_node
Vendor: netapp • v-
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glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.36.9000
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glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.26
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element_software
Vendor: netapp • v-
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glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.23
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glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.33
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.18.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.36.113
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.21
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.30.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.26.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.37.38
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.39.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.37
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.32.0
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.33.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.20
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.19.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.17
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h700s_firmware
Vendor: netapp • v-
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.32.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.18
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.15
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.38.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.30
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solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node
Vendor: netapp • v-
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.28.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.29.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.22
de
debian_linux
Vendor: debian • v10.0
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h500s_firmware
Vendor: netapp • v-
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h410s_firmware
Vendor: netapp • v-
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.27.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.36
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.20.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.29
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.37.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.19
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.16.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.24.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.39
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h300s_firmware
Vendor: netapp • v-
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h410c_firmware
Vendor: netapp • v-
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.28
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.22.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.31.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.23.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.32
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.25.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.17.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.31
ne
hci_bootstrap_os
Vendor: netapp • v-
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.34
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.27
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.38
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.21.90
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.16
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.34.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.25
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.35.9000
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.16.0
gn
glibc
Vendor: gnu • v2.24
Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
06 May 2024
MODIFICATION
18 Jun 2025
FIRST PATCH
17 Oct 2025
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
7.4
HIGH
Products
64
Affected
Patches
4
Available
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.