Buffer overflow in NETGEAR products - CVE-2021-45608
Published: January 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59580
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45608
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in "oftwareBus_dispatchNormalEPMsgOut" in the KCodes NetUSB kernel module. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
D7800
R6400v2
R6700v3
R6400v2
R6700v3
How to mitigate CVE-2021-45608
Install updates from vendor's website.
D7800 - update to 1.0.1.68
R6400v2 - update to 1.0.4.122
R6700v3 - update to 1.0.4.122
R6400v2 - update to 1.0.4.122
R6700v3 - update to 1.0.4.122