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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2024-38951

A buffer overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.12.3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MavLink message.

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CVE-2024-38951
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4 Nov 2026, 18:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2024-38951

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Jun 2024, 00:00 UTC

A buffer overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.12.3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MavLink message.

osv:CVE-2024-38951
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38951",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2024-38951",
    "summary": "A buffer overflow in PX4-Autopilot v1.12.3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted MavLink message.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-38951",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/px4/px4-autopilot",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "2e8918da66af37922ededee1cc2d2efffec4cfb2"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:dronecode:px4_drone_autopilot:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.12.3"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.12.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "1.12.3",
            "v1.12.3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-38951.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:38.446211256Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38951.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38951",
        "https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/23251"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cna_assigner": "mitre",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38951.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2024-38951",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 505566,
  "published_at": "2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00"
}