CVE-2024-31484
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2024-31484 is a high-severity Improper Null Termination (CWE-170) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 38th 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-29364
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability has been identified in CPC80 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V16.41), CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V5.30), CPCX26 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V06.02), ETA4 Ethernet Interface IEC60870-5-104 (All versions < V10.46), ETA5 Ethernet Int. 1x100TX IEC61850…
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Ed.2 (All versions < V03.27), PCCX26 Ax 1703 PE, Contr, Communication Element (All versions < V06.05). The affected devices contain an improper null termination vulnerability while parsing a specific HTTP header. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process or lead to denial of service condition.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect string termination during code review or dynamic analysis.
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.
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.
Security testing in development can detect missing or incorrect null terminators before release.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and string handling rules that prevent missing null terminators.
Application security requirements can explicitly call for proper string termination and buffer handling.
Secure architecture principles include defensive coding practices that address buffer and string termination issues.
Secure coding standards directly require correct null termination of strings and arrays.