CVE-2024-5602 HIGH

CVE-2024-5602: Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in NI I/O Trace Tool

Vendor Ni
Product IO Trace Tool
Weakness CWE-121
Published July 23, 2024
Last update August 27, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to a missing bounds check in the NI I/O Trace Tool may result in arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to provide a user with a specially crafted nitrace file. The NI I/O Trace tool is installed as part of the NI System Configuration utilities included with many NI software products.  Refer to the NI Security Advisory for identifying the version of NI IO Trace.exe installed. The NI I/O Trace tool was also previously released as NI Spy.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2024 CVE published
August 27, 2025 Record updated