Check Point Advisories

Linksys E8450 Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-57537; CVE-2024-57538; CVE-2024-57540; CVE-2024-57541; CVE-2024-57543; CVE-2024-57544; CVE-2024-57545)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-3441
Date Published:	17 Dec 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 17 December, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-57537 CVE-2024-57538 CVE-2024-57540 CVE-2024-57541 CVE-2024-57543 CVE-2024-57544 CVE-2024-57545
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Linksys E8450 firmware version 1.2.00.360516
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linksys E8450. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial of service or execution of arbitrary code into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Linksys E8450 Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Linksys E8450 Buffer Overflow