Buffer Overflow Affecting keith-cullen/FreeCoAP package, versions [0,]
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- published24 Oct 2024
- disclosed22 Oct 2024
- creditQingpeng Du
Introduced: 22 Oct 2024
CVE-2024-40494 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for keith-cullen/FreeCoAP.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the coap_msg_parse_ops function in the coap_msg.c file. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or disrupt service by sending a specially crafted packet.