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CVE-2024-47079 Unauthorized usage of remote hardware module because of missing channel verification

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Attackers can send unauthorized control messages to remote hardware modules due to missing channel verification in Meshtastic firmware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-47079?

CVE-2024-47079 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in meshtastic firmware, published on 7 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Meshtastic is an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. Meshtastic firmware is an open source firmware implementation for the broader project. The remote hardware module of the firmware does not have proper checks to ensure a remote hardware control message was received should be considered valid. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.5.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47079?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Meshtastic Meshtastic Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-47079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47079.

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