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TI-2024-13025 Aliases CVE-2024-14031GHSA-hhqv-q79g-jgfm

Out-of-bounds write in YVES Sereal::Encoder

Priority LOW 37CWE-1395Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Sereal::Encoder versions from 4.000 through 4.009_002 for Perl embeds a vulnerable version of the Zstandard library. Sereal::Encoder embeds a version of the Zstandard (zstd) library that is vulnerable to CVE-2019-11922. This is a race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8 could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
YVESSereal::Encoder4.000 – 4.009_002—No fix listedCNA
  • Sereal::Encoder VendorYVES Affected 4.000 – 4.009_002 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yves:sereal\:\:encoder:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* encoderVulnerableYVES
  • cpe:2.3:a:yves:sereal\:\:encoder:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions encoder Vulnerable ·YVES

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-14031
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhqv-q79g-jgfm

References

  • TI-2024-13024 Out-of-bounds write in YVES Sereal::Decoder CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

Sources