CVE-2024-51004
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNetgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 and R7000P v1.3.3.154 were discovered to multiple stack overflow vulnerabilities in the component usb_device.cgi via the cifs_user, read_access, and write_access parameters. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStack overflow vulnerabilities in the usb_device.cgi component of Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 and R7000P v1.3.3.154 routers allow remote attackers to cause denial of service via crafted POST requests containing excessively long strings in the cifs_user, read_access, or write_access parameters.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0.2.160= 1.3.3.154CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify router modelCheck the device label or access the router's web interface to confirm the model is Netgear R8500 or R7000PAffected if Model is Netgear R8500 or R7000P
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Check firmware version on R8500Log into the router web interface, go to Administration > Firmware Update or check under Advanced > Administration > Router Update to view the current firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is exactly 1.0.2.160
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Check firmware version on R7000PLog into the router web interface, go to Administration > Firmware Update or check under Advanced > Administration > Router Update to view the current firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is exactly 1.3.3.154
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Verify USB storage sharing is enabledAccess router web interface, go to Advanced > USB Storage > ReadySHARE or Basic > USB Storage to check if USB storage sharing (CIFS/SMB) is turned onAffected if CIFS/SMB/USB storage sharing feature is enabled on the router
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Check remote management exposureAccess router web interface, go to Advanced > Administration > Remote Management to see if remote web management is enabled, which allows the vulnerability to be exploited from the internetAffected if Remote management is enabled and the router admin interface is accessible from WAN
You are affected if you have a Netgear R8500 on firmware 1.0.2.160 or R7000P on 1.3.3.154, and the USB storage sharing (CIFS/SMB) feature is enabled with the management interface exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply official Netgear firmware patches when available; until then, restrict access to the device's management interface and disable CIFS/SMB functionality if not required.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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