Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-31197

Opennetworking Libfluid Msg 0.1.0

Published
18 September 2024
Modified
20 September 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0033 25th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-31197 is a medium-severity Improper Null Termination (CWE-170) vulnerability in Opennetworking Libfluid Msg. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 25th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper Null Termination vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation (ONF) libfluid (libfluid_msg module). This vulnerability is associated with program routine fluid_msg::of10::Port:unpack. This issue affects libfluid: 0.1.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-170NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-31191Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31194Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31176Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31179Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31188Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31198Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31169Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31193Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31178Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg
CVE-2024-31166Same product: Opennetworking Libfluid Msg

Affected Assets

opennetworking
libfluid msg
0.1.0

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect string termination during code review or dynamic analysis.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Requiring documented development standards and tools can enforce safe string-handling practices that produce correct null termination.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly enforce correct string/array termination via coding standards, reviews, and static analysis.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect missing or incorrect null terminators before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and string handling rules that prevent missing null terminators.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can explicitly call for proper string termination and buffer handling.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
degrades

Secure architecture principles include defensive coding practices that address buffer and string termination issues.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require correct null termination of strings and arrays.

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