nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response

CVE	CVE-2024-33600
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	glibc
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2024-05-06 20:15:11 UTC
Updated	2026-05-12 12:16:34 UTC
Description	nscd: Null pointer crashes after notfound response If the Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) cache fails to add a not-found netgroup response to the cache, the client request can result in a null pointer dereference. This flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from ADP

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

Problem Types: CWE-476 | CWE-476 CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	5.9	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	5.9	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	10.0	All	All	All
Application	Gnu	Glibc	All	All	All	All
Application	Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H300s	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H300s Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H410c	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H410c Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H410s	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H410s Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H500s	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H500s Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H610c	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H610c Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H610s	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H610s Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H615c	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H615c Firmware	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Netapp	H700s	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	H700s Firmware	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Netapp	Hci Bootstrap Os	-	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	The GNU C Library	Glibc	affected 2.15 2.40 custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.5 * custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.5 * custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.5 * custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.5 * custom	Not specified
ADP	Siemens	SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	affected V3.1.5 * custom	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00026.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.debian.org	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html	0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e	cert-portal.siemens.com
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0013	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.netapp.com	Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org/git	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	sourceware.org	Broken Link
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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