CVE-2024-51006 Memory corruption in n/a
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-2024-51006?
CVE-2024-51006 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 ipv6_static_ip parameter in the ipv6_tunnel function. 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-2024-51006?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear R8500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51006?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51006 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-2024-51006 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-51006 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R8500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmv3-c9g2-j3g5.