VulnerabilityPublished 20 Feb 2024Updated 16 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-25366: libiec61850 · Buffer Overflow

Affects libiec61850Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.2Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Feb 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubmz-automation/libiec61850`pkg:github/mz-automation/libiec61850`Other threats	Affected =1.4.0	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict network access to the mms_getnamelist_service component by implementing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to trusted hosts only. 2. Monitor network traffic for unusual or malformed MMS GetNameList requests that could indicate exploitation attempts. 3. Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) tuned to detect anomalies in IEC 61850 MMS traffic. 4. Coordinate with the vendor (mz-automation.de) for updates or patches and apply them promptly once available. 5. Conduct thorough security assessments of OT networks to identify and isolate vulnerable systems running libiec61859. 6. Implement robust network segmentation between IT and OT environments to minimize the attack surface. 7. Develop incident response plans specific to OT denial of service scenarios to reduce downtime impact. 8. Consider deploying application-layer proxies or protocol-aware gateways that can validate and sanitize MMS requests before they reach vulnerable components.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mz-automation.de libiec61859 v.1.4.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mmsServer_handleGetNameListRequest function to the mms_getnamelist_service component.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-25366 is a denial of service condition affecting systems running libiec61859 version 1.4.0. This can cause service crashes or instability in industrial communication systems that rely on the IEC 61850 protocol, potentially disrupting operational technology (OT) environments such as electrical substations, manufacturing plants, and critical infrastructure. While the vulnerability does not directly compromise confidentiality or integrity, the loss of availability in these environments can lead to operational downtime, safety risks, and financial losses. Organizations with industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems using this library are particularly vulnerable. The requirement for local network access limits remote exploitation but does not eliminate risk, especially in environments where network segmentation is weak or remote access is granted. The absence of known exploits currently provides a window for proactive mitigation, but the medium severity score suggests that attackers with network access could disrupt critical services if the vulnerability is weaponized.

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
Requirements
Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.4.3 (opens in a new tab)
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Forced Integer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Feb 2026, 10:35 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-190

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