CVE-2024-8948

HIGHNVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2024-09-17. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability was found in MicroPython 1.23.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function mpz_as_bytes of the file py/objint.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. In micropython objint component, converting zero from int to bytes leads to heap buffer-overflow-write at mpz_as_bytes.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EPSS
58.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 17, 2024

Last Modified

September 23, 2024

References (5)

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
pipmicropython-copy—ghsa
pipmicropython-io—ghsa
pipmicropython-os—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
micropython-copy0.0.1, 0.0.2, 3.3.3-2, 3.3.3.post3908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894—
micropython-io0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.1908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894—
micropython-os0.2.3 ... v1.0-rc1 (72 versions)908ab1ceca15ee6fd0ef82ca4cba770a3ec41894—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-8948?
CVE-2024-8948 is a high vulnerability published on September 17, 2024. A vulnerability was found in MicroPython 1.23.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function mpzasbytes of the file py/objint.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may…
When was CVE-2024-8948 disclosed?
CVE-2024-8948 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 17, 2024, with the most recent update on September 23, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-8948 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-8948 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-8948?
CVE-2024-8948 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-8948?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-8948, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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