CVE-2024-36845 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An invalid pointer in the modbus_receive() function of libmodbus v3.1.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message sent to the unit-test-server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00152.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Libmodbus Subscribe	Libmodbus Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libmodbus:libmodbus:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-4084-1	libmodbus security update
EUVD	EUVD-2024-36229	An invalid pointer in the modbus_receive() function of libmodbus v3.1.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message sent to the unit-test-server.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/stephane/libmodbus/issues/750
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00010.html

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00010.html

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:15:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 01 May 2025 23:00:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Libmodbus Libmodbus libmodbus
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:libmodbus:libmodbus:3.1.6:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Libmodbus Libmodbus libmodbus

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-05-31T19:16:27.610Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:37:54.103Z

Reserved: 2024-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-36845

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:37:54.103Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-05-31T20:15:10.463

Modified: 2025-11-03T21:16:13.450

Link: CVE-2024-36845

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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