What is CVE-2024-10918?

CVE-2024-10918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libmodbus, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-10918?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-10918 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Libmodbus

CVE-2024-10918

Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libmodbus v3.1.10 allows to overflow the buffer allocated for the Modbus response if the function tries to reply to a Modbus request with an unexpected length.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Libmodbus — versions 3.1.10, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

prodsec@nozominetworks.com (Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-10918?: CVE-2024-10918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libmodbus, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-10918?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-10918 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.