CVE-2024-55577 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2024-55577

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux Ratfor 1.06 and...

7 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux Ratfor 1.06 and earlier. When the software processes a file which is specially crafted by an attacker, arbitrary code may be executed. As a result, the attacker may obtain or alter information of the user environment or cause the user environment to become unusable.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

The Dimensional Gate Co.

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Affected Software

Linux Ratfor

Vulnerable Versions:

1.06 and earlier

Timeline

Official Publish: January 15th, 2025

Last Modified: January 15th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1485 Data Destruction