CVE-2024-40503
Published: 16 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-40503 is a medium-severity Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (CWE-940) vulnerability in Tenda Ax12 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 23.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-38486
Vulnerability details
An issue in Tenda AX12 v.16.03.49.18_cn+ allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the Routing functionality and ICMP packet handling.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Enforces verification of the source of a communication channel by requiring identification and authentication of services first.
Requires explicit verification of the source and integrity of the channel used for authentication and other security functions.
Provides the means to verify the source of name-resolution responses instead of relying on unauthenticated channels.
Requires explicit verification of the communication source, blocking session hijacking via spoofed or alternate channels.