Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-56072
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in the fastnetmon package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.7. The sFlow v5 plugin allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that specifies many sFlow samples.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fastnetmon | 1.2.4-2+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56072 |
| Debian:12 | fastnetmon | 1.2.4-2+deb12u1 | DSA-5837-1 |
| Debian:13 | fastnetmon | 1.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56072 |
| Debian:14 | fastnetmon | 1.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56072 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | fastnetmon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56072 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | fastnetmon | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56072 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H