CVE-2024-23606
Published: 20 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-23606 is a critical-severity Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size (CWE-131) vulnerability in Libbiosig Project Libbiosig. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 48.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-21100
Vulnerability details
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the sopen_FAMOS_read functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 2.5.0 and Master Branch (ab0ee111). A specially crafted .famos file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this…
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Why these techniques?
The out-of-bounds write vulnerability in libbiosig's sopen_FAMOS_read enables arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted .famos file processed by client applications like Octave or Matlab, facilitating T1203: Exploitation for Client Execution.
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.