Buffer overflow in N/a

CVE-2024-45414

The HTTPD binary in multiple ZTE routers has a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in webPrivateDecrypt function. This function is responsible for decrypting RSA encrypted ciphertext, the encrypted data is supplied base64 encoded. The decoded ciphertext is stored on the stack without checking its length. An unauthenticated attacker can get RCE as root by exploiting this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45414?
CVE-2024-45414 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-45414?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45414 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.