Buffer overflow in Philip Hazel xfpt
Priority LOW 36CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
xfpt versions prior to 1.01 fails to handle appropriately some parameters inside the input data, resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. When a user of the affected product is tricked to process a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the user's environment.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0026 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xfpt (Philip Hazel): 1.01
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Hazel | xfpt | before 1.01 | 1.01 | Patch available | CNA |
- xfpt VendorPhilip Hazel Affected before 1.01 Fixed in 1.01 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:philiphazel:xfpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.01 | Vulnerable | Philip Hazel |
- cpe:2.3:a:philiphazel:xfpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.01 Vulnerable ·Philip Hazel
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xfpt (Philip Hazel) Fixed in 1.01
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43700
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-436p-pp82-ppwq
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-43700 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-43700 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-436p-pp82-ppwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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