Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-2214 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Eclipse Threadx
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In Eclipse ThreadX before version 6.4.0, the _Mtxinit() function in the Xtensa port was missing an array size check causing a memory overwrite. The affected file was ports/xtensa/xcc/src/tx_clib_lock.c
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/35
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/35
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/28/1
- https://github.com/eclipse-threadx/threadx/security/advisories/GHSA-vmp6-qhp9-r66x
- https://github.com/eclipse-threadx/threadx/security/advisories/GHSA-vmp6-qhp9-r66x