Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting PX4/PX4-Autopilot package, versions [,1.16.0-alpha1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PX4PX4AUTOPILOT-8603660
  • published8 Jan 2025
  • disclosed7 Jan 2025
  • creditzhangteng0526

Introduced: 7 Jan 2025

NewCVE-2024-40427  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade PX4/PX4-Autopilot to version 1.16.0-alpha1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow through the MavlinkReceiver class due to improper size validation of the serial_control_mavlink.count and serial_control_mavlink.data.

References

CVSS Scores

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