Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-39349

Memory Safety in Synology Bc500 Firmware ≤ 1.0.7-0298

Published
28 June 2024
Modified
10 April 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.014 71th percentile
Risk Priority 79 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-39349 is a critical-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Synology Bc500 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 29% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

A classic buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the libjansson component shipped with Synology Camera Firmware on BC500 and TC500 models. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-39349, is specific to Synology's integration and does not affect the upstream jansson library. It impacts all firmware versions prior to 1.0.7-0298 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.

Remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network without authentication or user interaction to execute arbitrary code. The attack vector is described only as unspecified, but successful exploitation would grant full control over the affected camera device.

Synology's security advisory Synology_SA_23_15 recommends updating BC500 and TC500 devices to firmware 1.0.7-0298 or later to address the vulnerability. The associated EPSS score rose from low values after disclosure to a peak of 0.0845 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.0439, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability regarding buffer copy without checking size of input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') is found in the libjansson component and it does not affect the upstream library. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The following…

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models with Synology Camera Firmware versions before 1.0.7-0298 may be affected: BC500 and TC500.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2024-39351Same product: Synology Bc500
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Affected Assets

synology
bc500 firmware
≤ 1.0.7-0298
synology
tc500 firmware
≤ 1.0.7-0298

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and analysis can find missing size checks before deployment.

Input validation directly enforces size checks before buffer copies.

Engineering principles require bounds checking and safe buffer handling in design.

Memory protection limits the impact of an overflow once it occurs.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly enforce bounds checking and input validation that prevent classic buffer overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes such as code review or scanning detect classic buffer overflows before exploitation.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing unchecked buffer copies with corrected versions.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Secure coding directly requires bounds-checked memory operations, addressing the root cause of CWE-120.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect buffer overflows through fuzzing and static analysis, though it does not prevent them at the source.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates processes that can include input validation and bounds checking to prevent buffer overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify input-size validation and safe buffer handling to mitigate classic buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles promote defensive coding patterns that reduce the likelihood of unchecked buffer copies.

References