CVE-2024-37676

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Published Jun 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.203% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/Cirno9-dev/0109cde3bdbe7eccc6770515106740b7
https://github.com/htop-dev/htop

History

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Subscriptions

Htop Htop

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 20, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM
Reserved: Jun 10, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM

Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:31 AM

NVD Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 1:19 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 20, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:19 AM

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