CVE-2024-50997 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 routers via a crafted POST request exploiting a stack overflow in pptp.cgi.

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-2024-50997?

CVE-2024-50997 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netgear R7000p 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, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pptp_user_ip parameter at pptp.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-2024-50997?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Netgear R6400v2 Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware, Netgear R8500 Firmware, Netgear Xr300 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-50997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50997 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-2024-50997 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50997 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8cmh-6vqw-c3j2.