What is CVE-2024-51022?

CVE-2024-51022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Xr300, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-51022?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Netgear Xr300

CVE-2024-51022

Netgear XR300 v1.0.3.78 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the ssid parameter in bridge_wireless_main.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Xr300
Netgear Xr300_firmware — versions 1.0.3.78
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 (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51022?: CVE-2024-51022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Xr300, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-51022?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.