VDB-284835 · CVE-2024-45970 · GCVE-0-2024-45970

MZ Automation LibIEC61850 MMS Client stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MZ Automation LibIEC61850. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component MMS Client. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-45970. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MZ Automation LibIEC61850 (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component MMS Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple Buffer overflows in the MMS Client in MZ Automation LibIEC61850 before commit ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc allow a malicious server to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via the MMS FileDirResponse message.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-45970 since 09/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Automation Software

Vendor

MZ Automation

Name

LibIEC61850

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc

Timelineinfo

09/11/2024 🔍
11/15/2024 +65 days 🔍
11/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/01/2025 +320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-45970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284835

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2024 20:02
Updated: 10/01/2025 21:07
Changes: 11/15/2024 20:02 (56), 10/01/2025 21:07 (1)
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