Buffer overflow in Netgear R6900p
CVE-2024-12988
A vulnerability has been found in Netgear R6900P and R7000P 1.3.3.154 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_16C4C of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Host leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Netgear R6900p — versions 1.3.3.154
- Netgear R6900p_firmware — versions 1.3.3.154
- Netgear R7000p — versions 1.3.3.154
- Netgear R7000p_firmware — versions 1.3.3.154
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (related, Product)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12988?
- CVE-2024-12988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6900p, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12988?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.