CVE-2024-9979

MEDIUM EPSS 10.4%

Published Oct 15, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

5.3 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Oct 15, 2024 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A flaw was found in PyO3. This vulnerability causes a use-after-free issue, potentially leading to memory corruption or crashes via unsound borrowing from weak Python references.

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.3

Exploitability

1.8

Impact

3.4

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

10.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

References 5

access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9979
bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2318646
crates.io https://crates.io/crates/pyo3
github.com https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/4590
rustsec.org https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0378.html

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.