CVE-2024-6284

Name: CVE-2024-6284
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-07-03T23:15:02.333+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.3/10EPSS 0.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-6284 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. In https://github.com/google/nftables IP addresses were encoded in the wrong byte order, resulting in an nftables configuration which does not work as intended (might block or not block the desired addresses). This issue affects: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.1.0 The bug was fixed in the next released version: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.2.0. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In https://github.com/google/nftables IP addresses were encoded in the wrong byte order, resulting in an nftables configuration which does not work as intended (might block or not block the desired addresses). This issue affects: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.1.0 The bug was fixed in the next released version: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.2.0

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS 4.0

6.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.29%

20.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Nftables	0.1.0

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/+bug/2069596Issue Tracking
https://github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/issues/368Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/google/nftables/issues/225Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/+bug/2069596Issue Tracking
https://github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/issues/368Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/google/nftables/issues/225Exploit, Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Jul 3, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-6284?

How severe is CVE-2024-6284?

CVE-2024-6284 has a CVSS score of 6.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6284?

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Source: NVD / NIST