Integer overflow in Eaton Foreseer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Eaton Foreseer software provides multiple customizable input fields for the users to configure parameters in the tool like alarms, reports, etc. Some of these input fields were not checking the length and bounds of the entered value. The exploit of this security flaw by a bad actor may result in excessive memory consumption or integer overflow.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Foreseer (Eaton) Fixed in 7.8.600
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Eaton Foreseer 7.8.600
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-20785 Cross-site scripting in Eaton ForeseerPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31416
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mqh-56r5-64mq
References
More Eaton Foreseer Electrical Power Monitoring System vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14876 Unrestricted file upload in Eaton Foreseer EPMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-20786 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Eaton Foreseer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-20785 Cross-site scripting in Eaton Foreseer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-31416 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-31416 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mqh-56r5-64mq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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