Double free in Hub Device Client SDK for Azure IoT - CVE-2024-38157
Published: August 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95939
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38157
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Azure IoT SDK. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Hub Device Client SDK for Azure IoT
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38157
Install updates from vendor's website.