CVE-2024-42491

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 45.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2024-09-05 17:17Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 22:04Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-02

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-252Unchecked Return ValueBase
• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

588c84887f907035e604c94cbeeaa5e547d72f06b45ab73a27d0a3afe7285d61

• github.comhttps://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-v428-g3cw-7hv9x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/42a2f4ccfa2c7062a15063e765916b3332e34cc4x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/4f01669c7c41c9184f3cce9a3cf1b2ebf6201742x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/50bf8d4d3064930d28ecf1ce3397b14574d514d2x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/7a0090325bfa9d778a39ae5f7d0a98109e4651c8x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/a15050650abf09c10a3c135fab148220cd41d3a0x_refsource_MISC
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00016.html