Matter up to 1.4.0.0 raw\TCP.cpp ProcessSingleMessage null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Matter up to 1.4.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function TCPBase::ProcessSingleMessage of the file raw\TCP.cpp. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56318. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Matter up to 1.4.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TCPBase::ProcessSingleMessage of the file raw\TCP.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In raw\TCP.cpp in Matter (aka connectedhomeip or Project CHIP) through 1.4.0.0 before 27ca6ec, there is a NULL pointer dereference in TCPBase::ProcessSingleMessage via TCP packets with zero messageSize, leading to denial of service.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-56318 since 12/18/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 27ca6ec255b78168e04bd71e0f1a473869cf144b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-53107). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Partially

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Patch: 27ca6ec255b78168e04bd71e0f1a473869cf144b

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12/18/2024 🔍
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06/23/2025 +185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 36750
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-56318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-56318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288949
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2024 07:47
Updated: 06/23/2025 01:32
Changes: 12/19/2024 07:47 (57), 12/19/2024 12:18 (1), 06/23/2025 01:32 (1)
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