Potential stack overflow when using XML configuration file referencing environment variables
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Routing Service, Recording Service, Queuing Service, Observability Collector Service, Cloud Discovery Service) allows Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables.This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.0.0 before 7.3.0.5, from 6.1.0 before 6.1.2.21, from 6.0.0 before 6.0.*, from 5.3.0 before 5.3.1.45.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTI | Connext Professional | 7.0.0 to before 7.3.0.5; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.2.21; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.1.40; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.1.45 | 7.3.0.5, 6.1.2.21, 6.0.1.40, 5.3.1.45 | Patch available | CNA |
- Connext Professional VendorRTI Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.3.0.5; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.2.21; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.1.40; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.1.45 Fixed in 7.3.0.5, 6.1.2.21, 6.0.1.40, 5.3.1.45 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rti:connext_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 to before 5.3.1.45; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.1.40; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.2.21; 7.0.0 to before 7.3.0.5 | Vulnerable | RTI |
- cpe:2.3:a:rti:connext_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 to before 5.3.1.45; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.1.40; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.2.21; 7.0.0 to before 7.3.0.5 Vulnerable ·RTI
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Connext Professional (RTI) Fixed in 7.3.0.5, 6.1.2.21, 6.0.1.40, 5.3.1.45
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
RTI Connext Professional 5.3.1.45, 6.0.1.40 and 2 more versions
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-34939 Potential stack buffer write overflow in Connext applications while parsing malicious XML types documentPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2024-34938 Potential stack buffer write overflow in Connext applications while parsing malicious XML types documentPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52060
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q77-4259-6r93
References
More RTI Connext Professional vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16087 Potential Network Amplification and Information Exposure in RTI Connext Professional and Connext Micro CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-03368 Out-of-bounds read in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-02096 Heap-based buffer overflow in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-34933 SQL injection in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-16038 RTI Connext DDS Professional and Connext DDS Secure Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-06407 Buffer overflow in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-52060 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-52060 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q77-4259-6r93 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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