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5.7

Netgear R8500 Router Exposed to Crash from Malicious DNS Request

CVE-2024-51001 · published 1 year ago
Summary

Using a specially crafted request, an attacker can crash the Netgear R8500 router, making it unavailable to users. This can be exploited by anyone who can send a malicious request to the router. To protect your router, consider updating to the latest firmware or configuring your network to limit access to the ddns.cgi page.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
netgear r8500_firmware 1.0.2.160
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:1.0.2.160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the sysDNSHost parameter at ddns.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PO...
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the sysDNSHost parameter at ddns.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
5.7 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow
Timeline
Published5 Nov 2024
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-51001 · NVD
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