CVE-2024-7490criticalCWE-120

CVE-2024-7490: critical vulnerability in Microchip Techology Advanced Software Framework

Remote Code Execution in Advanced Software Framework DHCP server

Published 08 Aug 2024 · Updated 29 Aug 2025

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28Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 9.5epss 1.4%

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Affected products

Microchip Techology · Advanced Software Framework

References

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