CVE-2024-38268

medium

Description

An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the MAC address parser 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.

References

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-post-authentication-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities-in-some-dsl-ethernet-cpe-fiber-ont-wifi-extender-and-security-router-versions-09-24-2024

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-09-24

Updated: 2026-02-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H