#VU95939 Double free in Hub Device Client SDK for Azure IoT - CVE-2024-38157

 

#VU95939 Double free in Hub Device Client SDK for Azure IoT - CVE-2024-38157

Published: August 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95939
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38157
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Hub Device Client SDK for Azure IoT
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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