N12 Firmware CVE-2024-57479

CRITICAL
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2025-01-14 [email protected]
9.8
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:03 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jan 14, 2025 - 22:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

H3C N12 V100R005 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification in the mac address update function. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands by sending a POST request to /bin/webs.

AnalysisAI

H3C N12 V100R005 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification in the mac address update function. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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. H3C N12 V100R005 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification in the mac address update function. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands by sending a POST request to /bin/webs. Affected products include: H3C N12 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.

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CVE-2024-57479 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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