Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 Header Parameter parse_st_header stack-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2. The affected element is the function parse_st_header of the component Header Parameter Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-54809. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Netgear WNR854T 1.5.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function parse_st_header of the component Header Parameter Handler. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netgear Inc WNR854T 1.5.2 (North America) contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the parse_st_header function due to use of a request header parameter in a strncpy where size is determined based on the input specified. By sending a specially crafted packet, an attacker can take control of the program counter and hijack control flow of the program to execute arbitrary system commands.

The advisory is available at faultpoint.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-54809 since 12/06/2024. 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 04/17/2025).

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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Type

• Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

• Netgear

Name

• WNR854T

Version

• 1.5.2

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• commercial

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• end of life

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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