CVE-2024-6198 SNORE Interface Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
An attacker on the local network can execute arbitrary code on ViaSat modems via a stack buffer overflow in the SNORE web interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6198?
CVE-2024-6198 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in ViaSat EG1000, published on 25 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The device exposes a web interface on ports TCP/3030 and TCP/9882. This web service runs lighttpd, which implements the “SNORE” interface. This interface is affected by a stack buffer overflow vulnerability due to insecure path parsing. An attacker with access to the LAN network interface could use a specially crafted HTTP request to exploit a buffer overflow on the modem.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6198?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6198 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-2024-6198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc4v-92xf-xp3m.