CVE-2024-42642

Summary

CVECVE-2024-42642
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-09-04 20:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-07-05 02:16:47 UTC
DescriptionMicron Crucial MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow, which can be triggered by sending specially crafted ATA packets from the host to the drive controller. NOTE: The supplier states that this vulnerability was fully remediated in December 2024 and that updated firmware is available through Crucial’s official support page.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.004940000 probability, percentile 0.388390000 (date 2026-07-05)

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-120 | n/a | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Crucial Ct1000mx500ssd1 - All All All
Hardware Crucial Ct2000mx500ssd1 - All All All
Hardware Crucial Ct250mx500ssd1 - All All All
Hardware Crucial Ct4000mx500ssd1 - All All All
Hardware Crucial Ct500mx500ssd1 - All All All
Operating System Crucial Mx500 Firmware m3cr046 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/VL4DR/CVE-2024-42642/tree/main [email protected] github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.crucial.com/support/ssd-support/mx500-support [email protected] www.crucial.com
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