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CVE-2024-7490: Remote Code Execution in Advanced Software Framework DHCP server

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microchip Techology Advanced Software Framework example DHCP server can cause remote code execution through a buffer overflow. This vulnerability is associated with program files tinydhcpserver.C and program routines lwip_dhcp_find_option. This issue affects Advanced Software Framework: through 3.52.0.2574. ASF is no longer being supported. Apply provided workaround or migrate to an actively maintained framework.

Affected products

• Microchip Techology Advanced Software Framework: through 3.52.0.2574

References

• https://www.microchip.com/en-us/tools-resources/develop/libraries/advanced-software-framework
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/138043

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