ABB ASPECT-Enterprise/NEXUS/MATRIX up to 3.08.02 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS and MATRIX up to 3.08.02. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-48844. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS and MATRIX up to 3.08.02 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Denial of Service vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for device service disruptions.  Affected products: ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02; NEXUS Series v3.08.02; MATRIX Series v3.08.02

The weakness was disclosed by Gjoko Krstikj. The advisory is shared at search.abb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-48844 since 10/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52218). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/08/2024 🔍
12/05/2024 +58 days 🔍
12/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2025 +230 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Researcher: Gjoko Krstikj
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-48844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-48844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-286997
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2024 14:08
Updated: 07/23/2025 16:51
Changes: 12/05/2024 14:08 (73), 07/23/2025 16:51 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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