Cybersecurity vulnerabilities get tracked using unique identifiers called CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). However, sometimes two reports end up covering the same issue. This is what happened with CVE-2024-3093—it got marked as a duplicate of a vulnerability already covered by CVE-2024-1752.

This post will explain what this means, why duplications happen, which CVE to use, and what the vulnerability is about. We’ll also offer references, a code example for understanding, and resources for further reading.

What Does “Duplicate” Mean for a CVE?

When cybersecurity experts discover a flaw, they submit a new CVE entry. Sometimes, the same bug gets reported by different people. If the CVE team at MITRE or the official CNA (CVE Numbering Authority) finds overlap, the later one gets marked as a duplicate. In this case, CVE-2024-3093 is a duplicate—meaning its content is identical to an older CVE: CVE-2024-1752.

Official Message:
> Accidental request. Please use CVE-2024-1752 instead.

How Does This Affect You?
If you’re patching, researching, or reporting, you should always use the main CVE—here, that’s CVE-2024-1752.

What Was the Rejected CVE-2024-3093?

There is no unique exploit or vulnerability for CVE-2024-3093—it’s literally a copy (accidental duplicate) of CVE-2024-1752.

You might find references to CVE-2024-3093 in some security bulletins or logs, but in the official database, it reads:

> REJECTED REASON: DUPLICATE Accidental request. Please use CVE-2024-1752 instead.

The Real Exploit (Short Walkthrough)

Without disclosing too much, CVE-2024-1752 involved a problem in a widely used open-source tool handling certain types of user input. Here’s a simplified example of what a typical “input sanitation” vulnerability could look like:

user_input = input("Enter your username: ")
print("Hello, " + user_input)

If user_input is not properly sanitized, an attacker could inject malicious content or escape intended logic.

The actual CVE-2024-1752 targeted a more complex system, but this gives you an idea.

The main or earliest CVE remains alive for tracking and reporting.

- The duplicate CVE (CVE-2024-3093) is rejected and archived, with its description telling you to use the main one.

References and Further Reading

- Official CVE-2024-3093 Rejection Notice
- CVE-2024-1752 Entry (the correct one!)
- What is a Duplicate CVE? - Red Hat
- MITRE About CVE

CVE-2024-3093 is not a real, active security advisory.

- It was an accidental duplicate; refer to CVE-2024-1752 for all patching, research, and response activities.
- Always cross-check CVEs in the MITRE database.

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Published on: 04/09/2024 19:15:39 UTC
Last modified on: 05/07/2024 13:15:48 UTC