CVE-2024-40494

Oct. 23, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

9.8
Critical

Description

Buffer Overflow in coap_msg.c in FreeCoAP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack buffer overflow) via a crafted packet.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
FreeCoAP

Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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, leading to a buffer overflow.

References

https://gist.github.com/dqp10515/e9d7d663cb89187bfe7b39bb3aeb0113
https://github.com/dqp10515/security/tree/main/FreeCoAP_bug

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-120
2024-10-22
CVE-2024-40494

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
    • View Vector String

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

Date

  • Published: Oct. 22, 2024, 10:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Oct. 23, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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