Motoko up to 0.13.3 uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Motoko up to 0.13.3. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to uninitialized resource. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11991. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Motoko up to 0.13.3 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Motoko's incremental garbage collector is impacted by an uninitialized memory access bug, caused by incorrect use of write barriers in a few locations. This vulnerability could potentially allow unauthorized read or write access to a Canister's memory. However, exploiting this bug requires the Canister to enable the incremental garbage collector or enhanced orthogonal persistence, which are non-default features in Motoko.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-11991 since 11/29/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/29/2024 🔍
12/09/2024 +10 days 🔍
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12/08/2025 +364 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-9rhg-3qf8-hrv3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-11991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287446

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2024 17:31
Updated: 12/08/2025 20:04
Changes: 12/09/2024 17:31 (62), 12/08/2025 20:04 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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