CVE-2024-38443

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Published Jun 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

C/sorting/binary_insertion_sort.c in The Algorithms - C through e5dad3f has a segmentation fault for deep recursion, which may affect common use cases such as sorting an array of 50 elements.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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 None

Integrity Impact None

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% (0.160% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/C/issues/1394

History

Feb 27, 2026 3:15 AM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		The Algorithms The Algorithms c
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:the_algorithms:c::::::::
Vendors & Products		The Algorithms The Algorithms c
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

The Algorithms C

Weaknesses

CWE-121

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 16, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM
Reserved: Jun 16, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:12 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:40 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 16, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:40 AM

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