Buffer overflow in NETGEAR products - CVE-2021-45608

 

Buffer overflow in NETGEAR products - CVE-2021-45608

Published: January 13, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59580
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45608
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
D7800
R6400v2
R6700v3

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-45608

Install updates from vendor's website.

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