CVE-2024-38268

moderate-risk

Published 2024-09-24

An improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in the MAC address parser of the Zyxel VMG8825-T50K firmware versions through 5.50(ABOM.8)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to cause potential memory corruptions, resulting in a thread crash on an affected device.

Do I need to act?

0.18% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.9/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Wx5600-T0 Firmware

Wx3401-B0 Firmware

Wx3100-T0 Firmware

Scr50Axe Firmware

Px3321-T1 Firmware

Pm7300-T0 Firmware

Pm5100-T0 Firmware

Pm3100-T0 Firmware

Ax7501-B1 Firmware

Vmg8825-T50K Firmware

Vmg8623-T50B Firmware

Vmg4005-B60A Firmware

Vmg4005-B50A Firmware

Vmg3927-T50K Firmware

Vmg3625-T50B Firmware

Emg5723-T50K Firmware

Emg5523-T50B Firmware

Emg3525-T50B Firmware

Ex7710-B0 Firmware

Ex7501-B0 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Zyxel

References (1)

Vendor Advisory https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advis...

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moderate-risk

Severity 20/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 24/34 · High