CVE-2024-24781
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn unauthenticated remote attacker can use an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability to DoS the affected devices through excessive traffic on a single ethernet port.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn unauthenticated remote attacker can send excessive traffic to a single ethernet port, triggering uncontrolled resource consumption (likely CPU, memory, or bandwidth) that causes the device to become unavailable. The vulnerability indicates a lack of proper rate limiting, traffic policing, or resource allocation controls on the affected network interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 24.14<= 18.6<= 24.14<= 18.6<= 24.14<= 18.6<= 14.12<= 14.16CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Hima device modelLocate the device label, web interface, or console output showing the model number (F30, F35, F60, F Com, or F Cpu)Affected if The device is one of the affected models (F30, F35, F60, F Com, F Cpu)
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Determine the firmware versionAccess the device firmware version through its web interface, console, or system information page. For dual-module devices (com and cpu), check both separately.Affected if The firmware version is <= 24.14 for com modules or <= 18.6 for cpu modules on F30/F35/F60, or <= 14.12 for F Com or <= 14.16 for F Cpu
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Verify ethernet port exposureCheck network configuration to determine if the ethernet port is directly accessible from untrusted networks (internet-facing or untrusted LAN segments)Affected if The ethernet interface is exposed to untrusted network segments without intermediate firewall protection
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Check if rate limiting is configuredInspect the network configuration or management interface for any rate-limiting, traffic policing, or traffic shaping settings applied to the ethernet portAffected if No rate limiting or traffic policing is explicitly configured on the affected ethernet interface
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Monitor for resource consumption anomaliesReview device performance metrics (CPU, memory, network interface counters) for signs of excessive traffic on the ethernet portAffected if The device shows unusually high resource usage or network interface errors potentially caused by traffic flooding
The device is affected if it is a Hima F30/F35/F60/F Com/F Cpu model running firmware at or below the specified version limits AND has an exposed ethernet port without rate limiting configured.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement rate limiting, traffic shaping, or port-based access controls on the affected ethernet interface to restrict excessive inbound traffic; apply vendor patches if available.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-24781 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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