CVE-2024-45970: MZ Automation LibIEC61850 · Classic Buffer Overflow
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Nov 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.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Immediate mitigation involves updating the MZ Automation LibIEC61850 library to the fixed version that includes commit ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc or later, once available. Monitor official repositories and vendor advisories for patches.
- Until patches are applied, restrict network access to MMS clients by implementing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted MMS servers.
- Employ deep packet inspection and anomaly detection systems to identify and block malformed MMS FileDirResponse messages indicative of exploitation attempts.
- Conduct thorough code audits and fuzz testing on MMS client implementations to detect similar buffer overflow vulnerabilities proactively.
- Implement robust intrusion detection and incident response plans tailored for industrial control system environments to quickly identify and respond to exploitation attempts.
- Engage with vendors and community maintainers to accelerate patch development and share threat intelligence related to this vulnerability.
- Where possible, deploy application-layer gateways or protocol proxies that validate MMS traffic and enforce strict protocol compliance to mitigate malformed message attacks.
Description
Multiple Buffer overflows in the MMS Client in MZ Automation LibIEC61850 before commit ac925fae8e281ac6defcd630e9dd756264e9c5bc allow a malicious server to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via the MMS FileDirResponse message.