CVE-2024-36845 Affecting libmodbus package, versions <3.1.6-2.1
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- published2 Aug 2026
- disclosed31 May 2024
Introduced: 31 May 2024
CVE-2024-36845 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest libmodbus to version 3.1.6-2.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmodbus package and not the libmodbus package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
An invalid pointer in the modbus_receive() function of libmodbus v3.1.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message sent to the unit-test-server.