Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37 setup.cgi http_password buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file setup.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument http_password leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-38924. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37 (Wireless LAN Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file setup.cgi. The manipulation of the argument http_password with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the http_password parameter at setup.cgi.

The weakness was shared 08/08/2023. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-38924 since 07/25/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-42684). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
08/08/2023 +14 days 🔍
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01/20/2026 +896 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38924 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236354
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2023 08:15 AM
Updated: 01/20/2026 01:25 PM
Changes: 08/08/2023 08:15 AM (40), 09/01/2023 06:08 AM (11), 01/20/2026 01:25 PM (16)
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