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TI-2024-29291 Aliases CVE-2024-43688GHSA-598h-v73f-rx7f

cron/entry.c in vixie cron before 9cc8ab1, as used in OpenBSD 7.4 and 7.5, allows a…

Priority HIGH 71CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

cron/entry.c in vixie cron before 9cc8ab1, as used in OpenBSD 7.4 and 7.5, allows a heap-based buffer underflow and memory corruption. NOTE: this issue was introduced during a May 2023 refactoring.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00524 44th 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
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vixie:cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*———
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4—OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5—OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:vixie:cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 — ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 — ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43688
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-598h-v73f-rx7f

References

Other 3

Sources

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