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CVE-2024-23972: sony xav-ax5500_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 6.8v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 23-09-2024Last modified 23-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-23972 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sony xav-ax5500_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Sony XAV-AX5500 USB Configuration Descriptor Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the USB host driver. A crafted USB configuration descriptor can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-23185

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.89% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sony1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links