CVE-2024-54809

critical

Description

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.

References

https://faultpoint.com/post/2025-03-25-8-cves-on-the-wnr854t-junkyard/#809

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-03-31

Updated: 2025-04-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.7

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0001