VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-36845
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- libmodbus/libmodbus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/stephane/libmodbus/issues/750Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/stephane/libmodbus/issues/750Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00010.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.