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CVE-2024-6655

Gtk3: gtk2: library injection from cwd

Published: Jul 16, 2024Updated: Mar 14, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94
NVD MITRE
7.0CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6963
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9184
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6655
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Timeline

Published
Jul 16, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 14, 2025

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