What is CVE-2024-51428?

CVE-2024-51428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espressif Esp-Idf, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-51428?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-51428 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Espressif Esp-Idf

CVE-2024-51428

An issue in Espressif Esp idf v5.3.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted data channel packet.

Published 2024-11-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Espressif Esp-Idf — versions 5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

D1se0/CVE-2024-51428-PoC

References

github.com/espressif/esp-idf (Product)
gitee.com/guozhi123456/vulnerability-Report/blob/master/Esp/Accept_Invaild_Addr… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51428?: CVE-2024-51428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espressif Esp-Idf, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-51428?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-51428 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.