CVE-2024-24958 Memory corruption in P3-550E
An attacker can send malicious network packets to trigger heap-based memory corruption in AutomationDirect P3-550E PLCs, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-24958?
CVE-2024-24958 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AutomationDirect P3-550E, published on 28 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Several out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the Programming Software Connection FileSystem API functionality of AutomationDirect P3-550E 1.2.10.9. Specially crafted network packets can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can send malicious packets to trigger these vulnerabilities.This CVE tracks the arbitrary null-byte write vulnerability located in firmware 1.2.10.9 of the P3-550E at offset `0xb6bdc`.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24958?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Automationdirect P3-550e Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-24958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24958 in the wild and no public exploit code.