CVE-2024-51012
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the ipv6_pri_dns...
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the ipv6_pri_dns parameter at ipv6_fix.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 ipv6_pri_dns parameter at ipv6_fix.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
CVE-2024-51012- 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-2024-45255
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the ipv6_pri_dns parameter at ipv6_fix.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45255- 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-q7wx-38r3-hr6h
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the ipv6_pri_dns...
Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the ipv6_pri_dns parameter at ipv6_fix.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
GHSA-q7wx-38r3-hr6h- 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 ipv6_pri_dns parameter at ipv6_fix.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
- Record
CVE-2024-51012- 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-2024-51012 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.