An issue in `coap_pdu.c` in libcoap 4.3.4 allows attackers to cause undefined behavior via a sequence of messages leading to unsigned integer overflow.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue in `coap_pdu.c` in libcoap 4.3.4 allows attackers to cause undefined behavior via a sequence of     messages leading to unsigned integer overflow. (CVE-2024-31031)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-450b75e4a0 advisory.

    Patch to fix CVE-2024-31031

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-75863445ff advisory.

    Patch to fix CVE-2024-31031

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
255349	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-31031	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
194940	Fedora 39 : libcoap (2024-450b75e4a0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
194935	Fedora 40 : libcoap (2024-75863445ff)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high

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CVE-2024-31031

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