CVE-2024-12988: Netgear R6900P/R7000P HTTP Header sub_16C4C buffer overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-12988 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in netgear r6900p_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 27-12-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')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.
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.