What is CVE-2024-40568?

CVE-2024-40568 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-40568?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in N/a

CVE-2024-40568

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in btstack mesh commit before v.864e2f2b6b7878c8fab3cf5ee84ae566e3380c58 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the pb_adv_handle_tranaction_cont function in the src/mesh/pb_adv.c component

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (50.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40568?: CVE-2024-40568 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-40568?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.