Buffer overflow in Panasonic Holdings Corporation Kw Watcher

CVE-2024-4162

A buffer error in Panasonic KW Watcher versions 1.00 through 2.83 may allow attackers malicious read access to memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-4162: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4162?
CVE-2024-4162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Panasonic Holdings Corporation Kw Watcher, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-4162?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-4162 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.