CVE-2024-50998 (GCVE-0-2024-50998)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-05 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-05 16:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain multiple stack overflow vulnerabilities in the component openvpn.cgi via the openvpn_service_port and openvpn_service_port_tun parameters. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-05 16:16 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| netgear | r8500_firmware |
Affected:
1.0.2.160
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.160:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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