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Stack-based Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-121

CVE-2024-53311

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-13
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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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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
A Stack buffer overflow in the arguments parameter in Immunity Inc. Immunity Debugger v1.85 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input that exceeds the buffer size.

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 · moderate confidence

Immunity Debugger v1.85 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the arguments parameter processing. By supplying crafted input that exceeds the allocated buffer size, an attacker can overwrite return addresses and other stack frames to achieve arbitrary code execution. This is a classic stack-based buffer overflow with direct code execution impact.

MitigationAvoid processing untrusted or externally-sourced arguments through Immunity Debugger until a patched version is available. Consider migrating to actively maintained debugging alternatives if no official fix is released.

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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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

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.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm Immunity Debugger installation
    Locate the Immunity Debugger executable (immunitydebugger.exe) on the system using standard program file locations or system PATH
    Affected if Immunity Debugger is present on the system
  2. Identify installed version
    Right-click the Immunity Debugger executable, select Properties, and check the File Version field; alternatively, run 'immunitydebugger.exe --version' if supported or check the application's About/Help dialog
    Affected if The installed version is 1.85 exactly
  3. Determine if arguments processing is used
    The vulnerability triggers when Immunity Debugger processes crafted input through its arguments parameter functionality - this could occur when launching the debugger with command-line arguments, loading scripts, or processing file arguments
    Affected if User processes external/untrusted arguments through Immunity Debugger command line or script loading features

A user is affected if Immunity Debugger v1.85 is installed AND they process external or untrusted arguments through the debugger's command-line argument handling or script loading functionality.

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

Avoid processing untrusted or externally-sourced arguments through Immunity Debugger until a patched version is available. Consider migrating to actively maintained debugging alternatives if no official fix is released.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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