What is CVE-2023-38591?

CVE-2023-38591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Dg834gv5, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-38591?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Netgear Dg834gv5

CVE-2023-38591

Netgear DG834Gv5 1.6.01.34 was discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the wla_ssid and wla_temp_ssid parameters at bsw_ssid.cgi.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Dg834gv5
Netgear Dg834gv5_firmware — versions 1.6.01.34
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38591?: CVE-2023-38591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Dg834gv5, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-38591?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.