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CVE-2024-50996 — Netgear R8500 Firmware security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.7

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were discovered to contain a stack overflow via the bpa_server parameter at genie_bpa.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.7 (3.1)
Published
2024-11-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-120

Affected products

  • netgear / r8500_firmware / 1.0.2.160
  • netgear / xr300_firmware / 1.0.3.78
  • netgear / r7000p_firmware / 1.3.3.154
  • netgear / r6400v2_firmware / 1.0.4.128

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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