CVE-2024-39944Network attack vector

Unauthenticated device crash via unbounded resource allocation

Published Jul 31, 2024 · Updated Sep 30, 2025

Resource-exhaustion DoS in Dahua NVR4XXX and IPC-HX8XXX builds before 2024/2/2 allows remote attackers to crash devices. The affected network interface accepts crafted packets and allocates resources without limits or throttling until the device fails. No credentials or user interaction are required; the published impact is a device crash with no reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource-exhaustion DoS in Dahua NVR4XXX and IPC-HX8XXX builds before 2024/2/2 allows remote attackers to crash devices. The affected network interface accepts crafted packets and allocates resources without limits or throttling until the device fails. No credentials or user interaction are required; the published impact is a device crash with no reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-39944
Published
Jul 31, 2024
Updated
Sep 30, 2025
Vendor
Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
NVR4832-I
Classifications
CWE-20, CWE-770, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2024.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. · NVR4832-Iversion=0 <2024.2.2
Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. · IPC-HFW8XXX Firmwareversion=0 <2024.2.2
Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. · IPC-HF8XXX Firmwareversion=0 <2024.2.2

Published CVSS scores

6.7Dahua TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
7.5Dahua TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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