What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-28759?

CVE-2024-28759 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Wind River VxWorks CVE-2024-28759

MEDIUM

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2024-05-14 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2024 - 15:14 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A crafted network packet may cause a buffer overrun in Wind River VxWorks 7 through 23.09.

AnalysisAI

A crafted network packet may cause a buffer overrun in Wind River VxWorks 7 through 23.09. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. A crafted network packet may cause a buffer overrun in Wind River VxWorks 7 through 23.09. Version information: through 23.09..

Affected ProductsAI

Wind River VxWorks 7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.