CVE-2024-52533 [Critical] | Memory Corruption in Glib

CVE-2024-52533 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.09%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-02-04	3.17%	3.09%	-0.08%
2	2026-01-22	2.67%	3.17%	+0.50%
3	2026-01-18	—	2.67%	—

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2026-02-04

3.17%

3.09%

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2026-01-22

2.67%

3.17%

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2026-01-18

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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.	3.9	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

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9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: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.

3.9

5.9

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-52533

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2024-52533: 1 source package rows (glib); 24 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 24.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-52533
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2024-52533 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (glib2.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-52533
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52533
`suse`	high	CVE-2024-52533 severity important: SUSE including 564 source package names (0.23.1-12.3:glib2-tools-2.78.6-150600.4.8.1, 0.23.1-12.3:libgio-2_0-0-2.78.6-150600.4.8.1, …), 2382 product×package rows across 391 product lines (Container bci/gcc, Container bci/golang, … (391 product lines)): Fixed 2154, Known Affected 221, Known Not Affected 7.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52533/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2024-52533 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (glib2.0), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 8, needs-triage 2.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52533

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52533

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
gnome	glib	< 2.82.1	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib::::::::
debian	debian_linux	11.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:::::vmware_vsphere::
netapp	ontap_tools	10	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_tools:10:::::vmware_vsphere::

References for CVE-2024-52533

URL	Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3461	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/releases/2.82.1	Release Notes
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Releng/security/-/wikis/home	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/12/11	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00020.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0009/	Third Party Advisory

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-52533

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-52533

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Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52533

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