Azure IoT Platform Device SDK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Azure uAMQP is a general purpose C library for AMQP 1.0. The UAMQP library is used by several clients to implement AMQP protocol communication. When clients using this library receive a crafted binary type data, an integer overflow or wraparound or memory safety issue can occur and may cause remote code execution. This vulnerability has been patched in release 2024-01-01.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA azure-uamqp-c (Azure) Fixed in 2024-01-01
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21646
References
More Microsoft Azure Uamqp vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16565 Azure IoT Platform Device SDK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-17960 Azure IoT Platform Device SDK Double Free Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
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