CVE-2024-25004 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and earlier, specifically within the username field due to insufficient input sanitization. This flaw allows an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite adjacent memory, leading to arbitrary code execution. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-51891) is available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.76.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:9bis:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.