A buffer overflow in rethinkdb/rethinkdb
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in rethinkdb (src/cjson modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files cJSON.Cc. This issue affects rethinkdb: through v2.4.4.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00322 25th 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24810
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6x36-5hv7-6j2r
References
More rethinkdb vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-13073 Buffer overflow in rethinkdb CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-24810 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-24810 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6x36-5hv7-6j2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-24810 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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