CVE-2024-2002 | Libdwarf: crashes randomly on fuzzed object

A double-free vulnerability was found in libdwarf. In a multiply-corrupted DWARF object, libdwarf may try to dealloc(free) an allocation twice, potentially causing unpredictable and various results.

Published: 2024-03-18 Last update: 2025-04-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-2002 is rated Moderate Risk (52.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-2002

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.11% 1.09% +0.98%
2 2025-11-21 0.52% 0.11% -0.41%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-2002

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-2002

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-2002

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-2002 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-2002
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2002
suse medium CVE-2024-2002 severity moderate: SUSE including 6 source package names (libdwarf, libdwarf-devel, libdwarf-devel-static, libdwarf-doc, libdwarf-tools, libdwarf1), 6 product×package rows across 1 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5): Known Not Affected 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2002/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-2002 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, upstream, xenial): ignored 5, not-affected 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2002

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-2002

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libdwarf_project libdwarf >= 0.1.0, < 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 40 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-2002

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