CVE-2024-13503 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-13503: Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Newtec's update signaling causes RCE

Vendor Newtec/Idirect
Product NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299
Weakness CWE-120
Published January 17, 2025
Last update January 17, 2025

CVSS base score

9.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in Newtec NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299 on Linux, PowerPC, ARM (Updating signaling process in the swdownload binary modules) allows Local Execution of Code, Remote Code Inclusion. This issue affects NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299: from 1.0.1.1 through 2.2.6.19. The issue is both present on the PowerPC versions of the modem and the ARM versions. A stack buffer buffer overflow in the swdownload binary allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. The parse_INFO function uses an unrestricted `sscanf` to read a string of an incoming network packet into a statically sized buffer.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 17, 2025 CVE published
January 17, 2025 Record updated