CVE-2024-28957
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 · uneditedGeneration of predictable identifiers issue exists in Cente middleware TCP/IP Network Series. If this vulnerability is exploited, a remote unauthenticated attacker may interfere communications by predicting some packet header IDs of the device.
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 confidenceThis vulnerability exists in Cente middleware TCP/IP Network Series where the software generates predictable identifiers (likely sequence numbers or packet IDs) in network packet headers. A remote unauthenticated attacker can predict these identifiers, allowing them to interfere with communications between devices using the affected middleware.
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<= 1.51<= 2.30<= 2.30<= 1.41<= 2.30<= 2.30CVSS 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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 if Cente middleware is installedReview software inventory, application dependencies, or system binaries to locate any Cente middleware components (search for 'Cente' or 'cente' in installed software listings, libraries, or embedded firmware)Affected if Cente middleware is present on the system
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Determine the specific Cente product and versionCheck the product documentation, binary metadata, or runtime version information for the exact product name (e.g., Nxtech Cente Tcp/ipv4, Nxtech Cente Ipv6, or SNMP variants) and its version numberAffected if The installed version is at or below 1.51 for Ipv6 products, 1.41 for Tcp/ipv4 products, or 2.30 for SNMPv2/SNMPv3 variants
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Verify the network packet handling component is activeInspect system configuration or runtime status to confirm whether the TCP/IP or IPv6 network stack and packet sequence generation is enabled and in useAffected if The network packet handling module is active and processing network communications
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Check network exposure of the affected componentReview network configuration, firewall rules, or exposed services to determine if the Cente middleware network interface is reachable from external or untrusted network segmentsAffected if The vulnerable component is network-accessible without protective filtering
A system is affected if it runs any Cente middleware product (Tcp/ipv4, Ipv6, or SNMP variants) at a version at or below the affected thresholds AND has the network packet handling component enabled and accessible.
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 dataUpdate to a patched version of the Cente middleware when available, or implement network-level security controls such as firewalls or intrusion detection systems to monitor for anomalous traffic patterns that may indicate exploitation of predictable packet identifiers.
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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-2024-28957 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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