CVE-2024-50995
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter...
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
CVE-2024-50995- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45046
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45046- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5x44-vxm3-fqv4
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter...
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
GHSA-5x44-vxm3-fqv4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the share_name parameter at usb_remote_smb_conf.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
CVE-2024-50995- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-50995 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Netgear R8500 Firmware, published November 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.