{"id":50068,"date":"2025-06-08T23:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T23:58:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:05:45","slug":"cve-2024-45578-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-ioctls-during-ife-output-resource-id-validation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45578-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-ioctls-during-ife-output-resource-id-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-45578: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in IOCTLs during IFE Output Resource ID Validation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2024-45578 is a serious security vulnerability that potentially affects a wide range of systems and applications that utilize IOCTLs during IFE output resource ID validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which can, in turn, lead to a potential system compromise or data leakage. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32289-high-severity-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-apustheme-yozi\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56063\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is crucial for system administrators, security professionals, and end-users to understand its potential impact, affected products, and mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-45578<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56094\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-512159149\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>IFE Kernel Module | 1.0 &#8211; 2.5<br \/>\nIFE Software Stack | 1.0 &#8211; 3.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4366-request-smuggling-vulnerability-in-pingora-s-proxying-framework\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56562\">vulnerability by sending specially crafted IOCTL requests<\/a> during the IFE output resource ID validation process. Due to insufficient input validation, these requests can trigger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1277-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-through-malicious-pdf-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57105\">memory corruption<\/a>. This condition can lead to unexpected system behavior, including crashes, data corruption, or potentially allowing an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3357-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56408\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> with elevated privileges, leading to a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-361524559\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57106\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This pseudocode represents a malicious IOCTL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48921-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-open-social\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65044\">request that triggers the vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;\n#include &lt;sys\/ioctl.h&gt;\nint main() {\nint fd = open(&quot;\/dev\/ife&quot;, O_RDWR);\nif (fd &lt; 0) {\nperror(&quot;Failed to open IFE device&quot;);\nreturn 1;\n}\nchar malicious_data[1024] = {0};\n\/\/ Fill in malicious_data with the payload...\nif (ioctl(fd, IFE_OUTPUT_RESOURCE_ID, malicious_data) &lt; 0) {\nperror(&quot;Failed to send IOCTL&quot;);\nreturn 1;\n}\nclose(fd);\nreturn 0;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker uses a malicious payload passed through IOCTL requests to the IFE device, causing memory corruption and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5100-a-double-free-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56618\">potentially gaining unauthorized access or causing a system<\/a> crash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most efficient way to mitigate this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4578-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-file-provider-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58838\">vulnerability is to apply the patch provided<\/a> by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, temporary mitigation can be achieved by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block malicious IOCTL requests that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45565-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58040\">potentially exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are merely temporary solutions, and the vendor-provided patch should be applied as soon as practicable to ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7093-critical-vulnerability-in-belkin-f9k1122-1-00-33-impacting-system-security-and-data-integrity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91189\">system security<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2024-45578 is a serious security vulnerability that potentially affects a wide range of systems and applications that utilize IOCTLs during IFE output resource ID validation. This vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which can, in turn, lead to a potential system compromise or data leakage. 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