What is CVE-2024-57540?

CVE-2024-57540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys E8450, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-57540?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linksys E8450

CVE-2024-57540

Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. The parsed field (action) is copied to the stack without length verification.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linksys E8450
Linksys E8450_firmware — versions 1.2.00.360516
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57540?: CVE-2024-57540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys E8450, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-57540?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.