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.
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netgear
Netgear wnr854t
Netgear wnr854t Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr854t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr854t_firmware:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netgear
Netgear wnr854t
Netgear wnr854t Firmware

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-121
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000

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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

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-02T13:55:32.964Z

Reserved: 2024-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-54809

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-02T13:55:26.757Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-31T21:15:48.527

Modified: 2025-04-17T12:54:59.290

Link: CVE-2024-54809

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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