CVE-2024-21330: microsoft azure_automation Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21330 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in microsoft azure_automation. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-03-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.