What is CVE-2024-57479?

CVE-2024-57479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c N12, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-57479?

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

Buffer overflow in H3c N12

CVE-2024-57479

H3C N12 V100R005 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification in the mac address update function. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execu…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th 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

H3c N12
H3c N12_firmware — versions 100r005
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57479?: CVE-2024-57479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c N12, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-57479?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.