CVE-2024-2961

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

88.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-04-17 17:27Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-07-14 12:33Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-26

Assigning CNA

glibc

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e0a09df2d3cb890477b95c5910af4a2473a3f7b0337617c2b38ed7716f62407d

• sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0004
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3I4KYS6EU6S7QZ47WFNTPVAHFIUQNEL/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAMJQI3Y6BHWV3CUTYBXOZONCUJNOB2Z/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BTJFBGHDYG5PEIFD5WSSSKSFZ2AZWC5N/
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.html
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0002/
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
• www.ambionics.iohttps://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p1
• www.ambionics.iohttps://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p2
• www.ambionics.iohttps://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p3
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html