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G5Dfr Firmware CVE-2024-22080

CRITICAL
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2024-03-20 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Unauthenticated memory corruption can occur during XML body parsing. Affected products include: Elspec-Ltd G5Dfr Firmware.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Unauthenticated memory corruption can occur during XML body parsing.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.8%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:elspec-ltd:g5dfr_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-22081 CRITICAL
9.8 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated critical severity (CVSS

CVE-2024-22078 HIGH
8.8 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8)

CVE-2024-22084 HIGH
7.5 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5)

CVE-2024-22082 HIGH
7.5 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5)

CVE-2024-22079 HIGH
7.5 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5)

CVE-2024-22083 MEDIUM
6.5 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.

CVE-2024-22085 MEDIUM
6.2 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.

CVE-2024-22077 MEDIUM
5.3 Mar 20

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.

CVE-2025-59392 MEDIUM
6.8 Nov 06

On Elspec G5 devices through 1.2.2.19, a person with physical access to the device can reset the Admin password by inser

CVE-2024-46603 HIGH
7.5 Jan 07

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Elspec Engineering G5 Digital Fault Recorder Firmware v1.2.1.12 allows att

CVE-2024-46602 HIGH
7.5 Jan 07

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder version 1.2.1.12 and earlier. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5)

CVE-2024-46601 HIGH
7.5 Jan 07

Elspec Engineering G5 Digital Fault Recorder Firmware v1.2.1.12 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow. Rated high

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