Netgear R6900P/R7000P 1.3.3.154 HTTP Header sub_16C4C Host buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Netgear R6900P and R7000P 1.3.3.154. This issue affects the function sub_16C4C of the component HTTP Header Handler. This manipulation of the argument Host causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12988. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Netgear R6900P and R7000P 1.3.3.154 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_16C4C of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Host with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12988. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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12/27/2024 🔍
12/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2025 +153 days 🔍

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Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2024-12988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289381
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/27/2024 09:39
Updated: 05/29/2025 03:33
Changes: 12/27/2024 09:39 (59), 12/27/2024 22:41 (30), 01/14/2025 15:00 (3), 05/29/2025 03:33 (12)
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Submitter: physicszq
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Accepted

  • Submit #462781: Netgear R6900P, R7000P 1.3.3.154 Buffer Overflow (by physicszq)

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