CVE-2024-6343
Published: 03 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-6343 is a medium-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Zyxel Zld. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 48.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47456
Vulnerability details
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the CGI program of Zyxel ATP series firmware versions from V4.32 through V5.38, USG FLEX series firmware versions from V4.50 through V5.38, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.38, and USG20(W)-VPN series…
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firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.38 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by sending a crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable device.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.