Netgear XR300 1.0.3.78 POST Request wireless.cgi passphrase stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Netgear XR300 1.0.3.78. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wireless.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument passphrase can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-51007. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Netgear XR300 1.0.3.78 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file wireless.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument passphrase with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is available at netgear.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-51007 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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 05/02/2025).

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

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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10/28/2024 🔍
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05/02/2025 +178 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: netgear.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-51007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-51007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283162

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2024 18:03
Updated: 05/02/2025 18:02
Changes: 11/05/2024 18:03 (56), 05/02/2025 18:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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