Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Affecting meshtastic/firmware package, versions [,2.5.6.d55c08d)
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.04% (11th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-MESHTASTICFIRMWARE-8353111
- published 8 Nov 2024
- disclosed 4 Nov 2024
- credit Joey Holliday
Introduced: 4 Nov 2024
New CVE-2024-51500 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade meshtastic/firmware to version 2.5.6.d55c08d or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements due to the lack of validation for packets originating from the broadcast address. An attacker can degrade network performance and potentially cause a denial of service by sending crafted packets that cause message amplification across the network.