CVE-2024-50998 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service on Netgear R8500 routers via crafted POST requests exploiting stack overflows in openvpn.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-2024-50998?
CVE-2024-50998 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear R8500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50998 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-2024-50998 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50998 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R8500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3c2-xj8g-4r72.