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CVE-2024-8454

PLANET Technology switch devices - Swctrl service DoS attack

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 49th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.15.3MediumEPSS percentile49th0.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix4 products2 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • PLANET Technology GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0Affected: < 2.305b240719Upgrade to: 2.305b240719Stated by: CVE record
  • PLANET Technology GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0Affected: < 3.305b240802Upgrade to: 3.305b240802Stated by: CVE record
  • Planet Gs-4210-24p2s FirmwareAffected: < 3.305b240802Upgrade to: 3.305b240802Stated by: NVD
  • Planet Gs-4210-24pl4c FirmwareAffected: < 2.305b240719Upgrade to: 2.305b240719Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

What it is

From the CVE record

The swctrl service is used to detect and remotely manage PLANET Technology devices. Certain switch models have a Denial-of-Service vulnerability in the swctrl service, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to send crafted packets that can crash the service.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS49th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 49th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 4 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Scored 5.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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