CVE-2024-50995 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.7 Published 5 Nov 2024 Updated 5 Nov 2024

Attackers can cause a Denial of Service on Netgear R8500 routers via a crafted POST request exploiting a stack overflow.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-50995?

CVE-2024-50995 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netgear R8500 Firmware, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50995?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netgear R8500 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-50995?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50995 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-2024-50995 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50995 exists.

All Netgear R8500 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x44-vxm3-fqv4.