CVE-2024-6638 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2024-6638

Integer Overflow Vulnerability Reading TDMS Files in LabVIEW

5.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

An integer overflow vulnerability due to improper input validation when reading TDMS files in LabVIEW may result in an infinite loop. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to provide a user with a specially crafted TDMS file. This vulnerability affects LabVIEW 2024 Q1 and prior versions.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

James McNally of Wiresmith Technology

References

https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/integer-overflow-vulnerability-reading-tdms-files-in-labview.html

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

LabVIEW

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 22nd, 2024

Last Modified: August 1st, 2024

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service