5.7

CVE-2024-50997: netgear r6400v2_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Analyzed
Published 05-11-2024Last modified 05-11-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50997 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in netgear r6400v2_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pptp_user_ip parameter at pptp.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netgear4 products

1 vendor · 4 products

References

2 links