Linksys E8450 1.2.00.360516 anonymous_protect_status buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linksys E8450 1.2.00.360516. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument anonymous_protect_status results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-57538. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys E8450 1.2.00.360516. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument anonymous_protect_status with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-57538 since 01/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2025).

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-2024-53613). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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01/09/2025 🔍
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06/29/2025 +159 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-57538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292866
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2025 22:54
Updated: 06/29/2025 07:14
Changes: 01/21/2025 22:54 (54), 06/29/2025 07:14 (1)
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