Out-of-Bounds Write in libiec61850 (CVE-2024-36702)
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in libiec61850 (CVE-2024-36702). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
libiec61850 v1.5 was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the BerEncoder_encodeLength function at /asn1/ber_encoder.c.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-36702 has been found in libiec61850.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libiec61850 CVE-2024-36702" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-36702 (libiec61850) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 7.4
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) exists in libiec61850.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of libiec61850.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.4/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'libiec61850' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'libiec61850' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
libiec61850を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- report github.com
- web libiec61850.com