NULL Pointer Dereference in libfluid_msg library

published 2024-09-18 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-29068

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation (ONF) libfluid (libfluid_msg module). This vulnerability is associated with program routines fluid_msg::ActionList::unpack13.

This issue affects libfluid: 0.1.0.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-18)

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Open Networking Foundation (ONF) libfluid
open_networking_foundation libfluid

Classification

Weakness

CWE-690 Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References

nozominetworks.com /labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-31164
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-31164
NVD CVE-2024-31164

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Summary