# CVE-2024-36468: zabbix: The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbi...

CVE-2024-36468 is fixed in zabbix on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36468, released November 27, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36468
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.2 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0052
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 27, 2024

## Description

The reported vulnerability is a stack buffer overflow in the zbx_snmp_cache_handle_engineid function within the Zabbix server/proxy code. This issue occurs when copying data from session->securityEngineID to local_record.engineid without proper bounds checking.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | zabbix Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-36468.md) | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Linux | zabbix Debian 14 | 1:7.0.3+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-36468.md) | Nov 27, 2024 |

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