What is CVE-2024-45970?

CVE-2024-45970 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mz-automation Libiec61850, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-45970?

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

Buffer overflow in Mz-automation Libiec61850

CVE-2024-45970

Multiple Buffer overflows in the MMS Client in MZ Automation LibIEC61850 before commit ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc allow a malicious server to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via the MMS FileDirResponse message.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th 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

Mz-automation Libiec61850
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45970?: CVE-2024-45970 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mz-automation Libiec61850, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-45970?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.