CVE-2024-7695
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 · uneditedMultiple switches are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. This vulnerability is caused by insufficient input validation, which allows data to be written to memory outside the bounds of the buffer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial-of-service attack.
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 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in network switch firmware caused by insufficient input validation. The flaw allows an attacker to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries, leading to memory corruption. Successful exploitation results in denial of service, and the high CVSS score (7.5) reflects the serious impact of memory corruption vulnerabilities.
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CVSS 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 network switch device and firmware versionAccess the switch CLI or web interface and retrieve the firmware version information using commands such as 'show version' or by checking the system information pageAffected if The device is a network switch and the installed firmware version matches or falls within any vendor-announced affected version ranges for CVE-2024-7695
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Confirm management interface accessibilityVerify whether the switch management interface (web GUI, CLI over SSH/Telnet, or SNMP) is reachable from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules, ACLs, or interface configurationsAffected if The management interface is exposed to untrusted networks without proper access controls, as the vulnerability can be exploited remotely via network input
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Review input validation configurationInspect the switch configuration for any input validation settings, ACLs applied to management ports, or traffic filtering rules that control what network traffic reaches the switchAffected if The switch lacks input validation controls or has permissive rules allowing arbitrary network traffic to reach management interfaces
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Check for vendor advisorySearch vendor security advisories or the CVE database for any published affected version list, firmware patch status, or remediation guidance specific to this CVEAffected if The vendor has published an advisory indicating that this switch model and firmware version are affected by CVE-2024-7695
A defender is affected if they are running a network switch with firmware version that matches vendor-specified affected versions for CVE-2024-7695 AND the switch management interface is accessible from network paths where an attacker could send malicious input.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied patches or firmware updates for affected switches once available. In the interim, restrict network access to switch management interfaces and implement strict input validation at network boundaries to reduce attack surface.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-7695 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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