VulnerabilityPublished 7 May 2024Updated 25 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-33781: MP-SPDZ · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects MP-SPDZSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubfudanmpl/MP-SPDZ`pkg:github/fudanmpl/MP-SPDZ`Other threats	Affected =0.3.8	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until an official patch is released, organizations should implement strict network-level access controls to restrict incoming traffic to the MP-SPDZ service, limiting exposure to trusted sources only. Employ application-layer input validation or filtering proxies to detect and block malformed messages targeting the octetStream::get_bytes function. Monitor application logs and network traffic for unusual patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. Consider deploying runtime protections such as stack canaries or address space layout randomization (ASLR) if supported by the environment to reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation. Engage with the MP-SPDZ development community to obtain updates or unofficial patches addressing this vulnerability. For critical deployments, isolate MP-SPDZ instances within segmented network zones to minimize impact scope. Regularly back up configurations and data to enable rapid recovery in case of service disruption. Finally, prepare incident response plans specifically for denial of service scenarios related to this vulnerability.

Description

MP-SPDZ v0.3.8 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function octetStream::get_bytes in /Tools/octetStream.cpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-33781 is denial of service, which can disrupt operations of organizations relying on MP-SPDZ for secure multi-party computation tasks. This disruption can affect research institutions, financial services, and any entities using MP-SPDZ for privacy-preserving computations, potentially halting critical data processing workflows. Since the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, attackers can cause service outages at scale, leading to operational downtime and loss of availability. Although no data breach or integrity compromise is indicated, the inability to perform secure computations reliably may indirectly affect business continuity and trust in affected systems. Organizations with high dependency on MP-SPDZ may face increased risk of targeted DoS attacks, especially in environments where availability is critical. The lack of patches increases exposure time, and the absence of known exploits suggests a window for proactive mitigation.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #8
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design · Language Selection
Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Overread Buffers (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/FudanMPL/Vulnerabilities-in-MPC-Framework/tree/main/MP-SPDZ/stack-buffer-overflow-octetStream (opens in a new tab)

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What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 28 Feb 2026, 03:01 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-125

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