CVE-2024-7538

Root code execution via unchecked AT response copy

Published Aug 5, 2024 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in oFono 1.34 allows local users with modem code execution to run arbitrary code as root via crafted AT responses. The AT-command response parser copies modem-supplied data into a fixed-size stack buffer without first validating its length. Exploitation requires code execution on the target modem; a crafted response can corrupt the daemon stack and execute code with root privileges on the Linux host.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in oFono 1.34 allows local users with modem code execution to run arbitrary code as root via crafted AT responses. The AT-command response parser copies modem-supplied data into a fixed-size stack buffer without first validating its length. Exploitation requires code execution on the target modem; a crafted response can corrupt the daemon stack and execute code with root privileges on the Linux host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7538
Published
Aug 5, 2024
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
oFono
Product
oFono
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-121, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.34

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

oFono · oFonoversion=1.34

Published CVSS scores

7.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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