#VU79880 OS Command Injection in NBG6604 - CVE-2023-33013

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#VU79880 OS Command Injection in NBG6604 - CVE-2023-33013

Published: August 23, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79880
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33013
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NBG6604
Software vendor:
ZyXEL Communications Corp.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Network Time Protocol (NTP) feature. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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