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Stack-based Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-121

CVE-2024-38309

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
There are multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in V-SFT (v6.2.2.0 and earlier), TELLUS (v4.0.19.0 and earlier), and TELLUS Lite (v4.0.19.0 and earlier). If a user opens a specially crafted file, information may be disclosed and/or arbitrary code may be executed.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the file parsing components of V-SFT (v6.2.2.0 and earlier), TELLUS (v4.0.19.0 and earlier), and TELLUS Lite (v4.0.19.0 and earlier). Opening a specially crafted malicious file allows an attacker to overflow stack buffers, potentially achieving information disclosure and arbitrary code execution.

MitigationDo not open untrusted or specially crafted files in affected software until vendor patches are released; implement proper bounds checking in file parsing routines.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Check if V-SFT is installed
    Locate the V-SFT application on the system and determine its installed version number
    Affected if V-SFT version 6.2.2.0 or earlier is installed
  2. Check if TELLUS is installed
    Locate the TELLUS application on the system and determine its installed version number
    Affected if TELLUS version 4.0.19.0 or earlier is installed
  3. Check if TELLUS Lite is installed
    Locate the TELLUS Lite application on the system and determine its installed version number
    Affected if TELLUS Lite version 4.0.19.0 or earlier is installed
  4. Compare installed versions to affected ranges
    Compare each found installation version against the affected version thresholds: V-SFT (6.2.2.0 and earlier), TELLUS (4.0.19.0 and earlier), TELLUS Lite (4.0.19.0 and earlier)
    Affected if Any installed version falls at or below the specified threshold for its product

If any of the three products (V-SFT, TELLUS, or TELLUS Lite) are installed at versions at or below the affected thresholds, the environment is vulnerable to the file parsing buffer overflow.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Do not open untrusted or specially crafted files in affected software until vendor patches are released; implement proper bounds checking in file parsing routines.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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