CVE-2024-53914
Published: 24 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-53914 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Veritas Enterprise Vault. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-53914 is a deserialization vulnerability affecting the server component of Veritas Enterprise Vault versions prior to 15.2. The flaw, tracked as ZDI-CAN-24344 and assigned CWE-502, arises when untrusted data received over a .NET Remoting TCP port is deserialized without sufficient validation, enabling remote code execution. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8.
Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit the vulnerability over the network by sending crafted serialized payloads to the exposed TCP port. Successful exploitation grants the ability to execute arbitrary code with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
A Veritas security advisory addressing the issue is available at https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS24-014. The associated EPSS score remains low, with a current value of 0.0395 after peaking at 0.0556.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52186
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2, ZDI-CAN-24344. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because untrusted data, received on a .NET Remoting TCP port, is deserialized.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
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.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.