Stack-based buffer overflow in NETGEAR products - CVE-2023-27368

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in NETGEAR products - CVE-2023-27368

Published: May 2, 2023 / Updated: April 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27368
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
RAX30
RAX40
RAX38
RAX35

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 within the soap_serverd binary. A remote unauthenticated attacker on the local network can trigger stack-based buffer overflow 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-2023-27368

Install updates from vendor's website.

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