Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework ASF that, if successfully exploited, could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7490, carries a CVSS score of 9.5 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as a...

A stack-based overflow vulnerability exists in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework (ASF) implementation of the tinydhcp server

Overview A stack-based overflow vulnerability exists in the tinydhcp server in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework ASF that can lead to remote code execution. Description An implementation of DHCP in ASF fails input validation, thereby creating conditions for a stack-based overflow. The...