PT-2024-8357 · NetGear · Netgear R8500

Published 2024-11-05 · Updated 2024-11-05 · CVE-2024-50995

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netgear R8500 version 1.0.2.160

Description The issue is related to a stack overflow in the usb remote smb conf.cgi script, specifically via the share name parameter. This allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a crafted POST request. The vulnerability is due to a buffer copy without checking the size of the input data when handling the share name parameter.

Recommendations For Netgear R8500 version 1.0.2.160, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the usb remote smb conf.cgi script until a patch is available. Avoid using the share name parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-09916

CVE-2024-50995

Affected Products

Netgear R8500

References · 8

• https://netgear.com/about/security · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50995 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-09916 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50995 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1853818877093794209 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1853927649875255723 · Twitter Post
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5x44-vxm3-fqv4 · Note
• ❌ https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Netgear4/vuln_40/40.md · Note, Deleted