CVE-2024-11991
5.6 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2024-11991 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting dfinity motoko. It was published on December 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Motoko's incremental garbage collector is impacted by an uninitialized memory access bug, caused by incorrect use of write barriers in a few locations. This vulnerability could potentially allow unauthorized read or write access to a Canister's memory. However, exploiting this bug requires the Canister to enable the incremental garbage collector or enhanced orthogonal persistence, which are non-default features in Motoko.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from dfinity. Update motoko to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| dfinity | motoko | >= 0.9.0, < 0.13.4 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-11991?
CVE-2024-11991 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting dfinity motoko. It was published on December 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-11991?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-11991?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from dfinity. Update motoko to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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