CVE-2024-43168

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

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 23.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Low. 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

2024-08-08 20:25Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 22:04Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-07

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

58bd5d6560f1795d96b88daf20f2d9e4d88eb7d07a2d95460cd626bbdac8f070

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43168vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2303462https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2303462issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/issues/1039
• github.comhttps://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/pull/1040/files
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00046.html