VDB-276558 · CVE-2024-42642 · GCVE-0-2024-42642

Micron Crucial MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046 ATA Packet buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Micron Crucial MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ATA Packet Handler. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-42642. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Micron Crucial MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046 (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component ATA Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Micron Crucial MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow, which can be triggered by sending specially crafted ATA packets from the host to the drive controller. NOTE: The supplier states that this vulnerability was fully remediated in December 2024 and that updated firmware is available through Crucial’s official support page.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-42642 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Micron Crucial

Name

MX500 Series Solid State Drives M3CR046

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2024 🔍
09/04/2024 +30 days 🔍
09/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/04/2026 +518 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-42642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276558

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2024 22:09
Updated: 02/04/2026 21:03
Changes: 09/04/2024 22:09 (51), 09/06/2024 09:38 (12), 09/10/2024 15:57 (11), 02/04/2026 21:03 (1)
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