CVE-2024-10918

Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libmodbus v3.1.10 allows to overflow the buffer allocated for the Modbus response if the function tries to reply to a Modbus request with an unexpected length.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-10918	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00010.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/08/msg00003.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libmodbus:libmodbus:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-27 12:15

Updated : 2026-08-01 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-10918

Mitre link : CVE-2024-10918

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-10918

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Products Affected

libmodbus

libmodbus

CWE

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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