Heap-based buffer overflow in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20520
Published: October 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98015
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20520
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
RV320 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
RV320 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the web-based management interface. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20520
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.