VulnerabilityPublished 7 May 2024Updated 2 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-33783: MP-SPDZ · Classic Buffer Overflow

Affects MP-SPDZSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

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

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
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: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
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

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should first monitor for updates or patches from the MP-SPDZ maintainers and apply them promptly once available. In the absence of an official patch, consider implementing input validation and sanitization to detect and reject malformed or suspicious messages before processing. Employ network-level protections such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems to limit exposure to untrusted sources sending crafted messages. Additionally, isolate MP-SPDZ services within segmented network zones to reduce attack surface. Implement robust logging and monitoring to detect abnormal crashes or service disruptions indicative of exploitation attempts. Where feasible, conduct code audits focusing on memory management in osuCrypto::SilentMultiPprfReceiver::expand and related functions to identify and remediate unsafe operations. Finally, educate users and administrators about the risk of processing untrusted inputs and enforce strict access controls to minimize unauthorized message submissions.

Description

MP-SPDZ v0.3.8 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function osuCrypto::SilentMultiPprfReceiver::expand in /Tools/SilentPprf.cpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message.

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is denial of service, which can disrupt the availability of MP-SPDZ-based secure computation services. Organizations relying on MP-SPDZ for privacy-preserving computations, such as financial institutions, research entities, or government agencies, may experience service interruptions if targeted. Although the vulnerability does not compromise data confidentiality or integrity, the loss of availability can delay critical computations and affect dependent business processes. Since MP-SPDZ is specialized software used in cryptographic research and applications, the affected user base is niche but critical. Attackers could exploit this flaw to degrade service reliability or cause repeated crashes, potentially impacting collaborative computations or secure data sharing. The lack of required privileges lowers the barrier to exploitation, increasing risk in exposed environments. However, the need for user interaction and crafted message delivery somewhat limits the attack surface to scenarios where malicious inputs are accepted and processed.

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #11
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.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Operation · Build and Compilation · Environment Hardening
Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Docker Security (opens in a new tab)
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
V14.1.2 (opens in a new tab)
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables (opens in a new tab)
Overflow Buffers (opens in a new tab)
Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
MIME Conversion (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/SEGV-SlientPprf (opens in a new tab)

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Description

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

WeaknessesCWE-120

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