CVE-2024-48871 Planet Technology Planet WGS-804HPT Stack-based Buffer Overflow
An unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution via a stack-based buffer overflow in the web server of Planet Technology switches.
- 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-2024-48871?
CVE-2024-48871 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Planet WGS-804HPT, published on 6 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The affected product is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated attacker could send a malicious HTTP request that the webserver fails to properly check input size before copying data to the stack, potentially allowing remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48871?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48871 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-2024-48871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48871 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpgm-g5cc-54qg.