What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-38924?

CVE-2023-38924 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Dgn3500 Firmware CVE-2023-38924

MEDIUM

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2023-08-07 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Netgear Dgn3500 Firmware

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 07, 2023 - 19:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the http_password parameter at setup.cgi.

AnalysisAI

Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the http_password parameter at setup.cgi. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Netgear DGN3500 1.1.00.37 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the http_password parameter at setup.cgi. Affected products include: Netgear Dgn3500 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.