CVE-2024-38269: zyxel ax7501-b1_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38269 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in zyxel ax7501-b1_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-09-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 24-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the USB file-sharing handler of the Zyxel VMG8825-T50K firmware versions through 5.50(ABOM.8)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to cause potential memory corruptions, resulting in a thread crash on an affected device.

• 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.