Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-28286

HighPublic PoC

Published: 21 March 2024

Published
21 March 2024
Modified
02 June 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 28.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-28286 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Mz-Automation Libiec61850. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 28.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In mz-automation libiec61850 v1.4.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference was detected in the mmsServer_handleFileCloseRequest.c function of src/mms/iso_mms/server/mms_file_service.c. The vulnerability manifests as SEGV and causes the application to crash

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
Why these techniques?

NULL pointer dereference in MMS server file close request handling enables remote attackers to crash the application via crafted network input, facilitating endpoint denial of service through application exploitation.

Affected Assets

mz-automation
libiec61850
1.4.0

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

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