CVE-2024-57480
Published: 14 January 2025
Description
H3C N12 V100R005 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification in the AP configuration 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.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-57480 is a buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-120) in H3C N12 V100R005, caused by a lack of length verification in the AP configuration function. This flaw affects the web component of the device, specifically accessible via the /bin/webs endpoint.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request to /bin/webs. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to crash the target device or execute arbitrary commands, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflecting its critical severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation details are available in the vendor advisory at http://h3c.com, while a proof-of-concept exploit can be found at https://gist.github.com/XiaoCurry/16213a4d68f95f17cd0fc2cd07e78a90.
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