What is CVE-2024-38269?

CVE-2024-38269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Ax7501-b1, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-38269?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38269 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Zyxel Ax7501-b1

CVE-2024-38269

An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the USB file-sharing handler of the Zyxel VMG8825-T50K firmware versions through 5.50(ABOM.8)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileg…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@zyxel.com.tw (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38269?: CVE-2024-38269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Ax7501-b1, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-38269?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38269 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.