# CVE-2024-38525: dd-trace-cpp malformed unicode header values may cause crash

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.2.2
- Published: 2024-06-28 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- DataDog dd-trace-cpp: from 0.1.12, fixed in 0.2.2

## Description

dd-trace-cpp is the Datadog distributed tracing for C++. When the library fails to extract trace context due to malformed unicode, it logs the list of audited headers and their values using the `nlohmann` JSON library. However, due to the way the JSON library is invoked, it throws an uncaught exception, which results in a crash. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.2.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DataDog dd-trace-cpp, upgrade to a fixed version (0.2.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-rf3p-mg22-qv6w
- https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-cpp/releases/tag/v0.2.2

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