CVE-2024-33601

What it is

nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure The Name Service Cache Daemon's (nscd) netgroup cache uses xmalloc or xrealloc and these functions may terminate the process due to a memory allocation failure resulting in a denial of service to the clients. The flaw was introduced in glibc 2.15 when the cache was added to nscd. This vulnerability is only present in the nscd binary.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2024-05-06 20:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 07:32 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.3 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2024-05-06 20:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 07:32 UTC

Exploit probability

1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-617

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Gnu Glibc < 2.40
• Debian Linux 10.0
• Netapp h300s Firmware
• Netapp h500s Firmware
• Netapp h700s Firmware
• Netapp h410s Firmware
• Netapp h410c Firmware
• Netapp h610c Firmware

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

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