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libmodbus — security advisory
libmodbus v3.1.10 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the modbus_write_bits function. This issue can be triggered when the function is fed with specially crafted input, which leads to out-of-bounds read and can potentially cause a crash or other unintended behaviors.
- Products
- libmodbus
- Affected versions
- 3.0.4-1, 3.0.5-1, 3.0.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.0.6-1, 3.0.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.0.6-2, 3.0.6-2+deb9u1build0.18.04.1, 3.0.6-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.1.10-1ubuntu1, 3.1.11-2, 3.1.11-2build1, 3.1.6-1, 3.1.6-2, 3.1.6-2.1, 3.2.0-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-34244
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
libmodbus v3.1.10 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the modbus_write_bits function. This issue can be triggered when the function is fed with specially crafted input, which leads to out-of-bounds read and can potentially cause a crash or other unintended behaviors.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-34244
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Complete source record
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