CVE-2024-52531

Exp

GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 allows a buffer overflow in applications that perform conversion to UTF-8 in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict. There is a plausible way to reach this remotely via soup_message_headers_get_content_type (e.g., an application may want to retrieve the content type of a request or response).

Published: 2024-11-11 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-52531 is rated Exploit Available (58.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-52531

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-52531

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 0.15% 0.68% +0.53%
2 2026-04-02 0.10% 0.15% +0.05%
3 2025-12-20 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-52531

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.2 3.7 [email protected]
8.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.5 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-52531

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-52531

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2024-52531: 1 source package rows (libsoup); 9 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 9. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-52531
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-52531 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libsoup2.4, libsoup3), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-52531
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52531
suse high CVE-2024-52531 severity important: SUSE including 63 source package names (1.5.0:libsoup-3_0-0-3.4.4-150600.3.3.1, 2.2.1-7.36:runc-1.3.3-160000.1.1, …), 250 product×package rows across 81 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (81 product lines)): Fixed 250. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52531/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-52531 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libsoup2.4, libsoup3), 16 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): released 12, not-affected 2, DNE 1, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52531

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52531

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome libsoup < 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-52531

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