CVE-2024-38268
An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the MAC address...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-38268- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-37233
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-37233- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w4m-rf78-pvxh
An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the MAC address...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2w4m-rf78-pvxh- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-38268- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- zyxel vmg8825-t50k firmware
- zyxel ax7501-b1 firmware
- zyxel dx3300-t0 firmware
- zyxel dx3300-t1 firmware
- zyxel dx3301-t0 firmware
- zyxel dx4510-b0 firmware
- zyxel dx4510-b1 firmware
- zyxel dx5401-b0 firmware
- zyxel dx5401-b1 firmware
- zyxel emg3525-t50b firmware
- zyxel emg5523-t50b firmware
- zyxel emg5723-t50k firmware
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- zyxel ex3300-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex3300-t1 firmware
- zyxel ex3301-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex3500-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex3501-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex3510-b0 firmware
- zyxel ex3510-b1 firmware
- zyxel ex3600-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex5401-b0 firmware
- zyxel ex5401-b1 firmware
- zyxel ex5510-b0 firmware
- zyxel ex5512-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex5601-t0 firmware
- zyxel ex5601-t1 firmware
- zyxel ex7501-b0 firmware
- zyxel ex7710-b0 firmware
- zyxel pm3100-t0 firmware
- zyxel pm5100-t0 firmware
- zyxel pm7300-t0 firmware
- zyxel px3321-t1 firmware
- zyxel scr50axe firmware
- zyxel vmg3625-t50b firmware
- zyxel vmg3927-t50k firmware
- zyxel vmg4005-b50a firmware
- zyxel vmg4005-b60a firmware
- zyxel vmg8623-t50b firmware
- zyxel wx3100-t0 firmware
- zyxel wx3401-b0 firmware
- zyxel wx5600-t0 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-38268 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Zyxel Vmg8825-t50k Firmware, published September 24, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.