CVE-2024-4741 is a use-after-free vulnerability in OpenSSL's SSL_free_buffers function, affecting applications that directly call this rarely used API. The vulnerability occurs when SSL_free_buffers is called while an internal buffer is still in use, either due to a partially processed record or an incompletely read record. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it could lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution, though only applications explicitly using SSL_free_buffers are vulnerable. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.1.1, < 1.1.1yCPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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