CVE-2024-20416 Memory corruption in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code as root on Cisco RV340/RV345 routers via crafted HTTP requests due to insufficient boundary checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20416?
CVE-2024-20416 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware, published on 17 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the upload module of Cisco RV340 and RV345 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checks when processing specific HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user on the underlying operating system of the device.
Weakness: CWE-130
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20416?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-20416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r42-ppxw-235f.