Keith Cullen FreeCoAP 1.0 coap_client_exchange_blockwise2 null pointer dereference
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Keith Cullen FreeCoAP 1.0. This vulnerability affects the function coap_client_exchange_blockwise2. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-40493. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Keith Cullen FreeCoAP 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function coap_client_exchange_blockwise2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Null Pointer Dereference in `coap_client_exchange_blockwise2` function in Keith Cullen FreeCoAP 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted CoAP packet that causes `coap_msg_get_payload(resp)` to return a null pointer, which is then dereferenced in a call to `memcpy`.
The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40493 since 07/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/05/2024 🔍10/22/2024 🔍
10/22/2024 🔍
10/23/2024 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-40493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281537
Entry
Created: 10/23/2024 00:03Changes: 10/23/2024 00:03 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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