CVE-2024-53699
Published: 07 March 2025
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained administrator access to modify or corrupt memory. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later QuTS hero h5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later
Security Summary
CVE-2024-53699 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) affecting several versions of QNAP operating systems, including QTS and QuTS hero prior to their respective patched releases. The flaw enables memory corruption when exploited, as detailed in the CVE description published on 2025-03-07.
Remote attackers who have already gained administrator privileges (PR:H) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows high-impact modification or corruption of memory, resulting in confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts scored at CVSS 7.2 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
QNAP's security advisory (QSA-24-54) confirms the issue has been addressed in QTS 5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later, as well as QuTS hero h5.2.3.3006 build 20250108 and later. Security practitioners should prioritize updating affected QNAP NAS devices to these versions for mitigation.
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