CVE-2024-51011 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service on Netgear routers via a crafted POST request exploiting a stack overflow in pppoe.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-2024-51011?
CVE-2024-51011 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 XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pppoe_localip parameter at pppoe.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-2024-51011?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Netgear R6400v2 Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware, Netgear Xr300 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51011?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51011 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-2024-51011 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-51011 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R7000p Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3qx-8gpx-2q8q.