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CVE-2021-45528

Published: Dec 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-120
NVD MITRE
8.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.52, R6400 before 1.0.1.52, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX75 before 1.0.3.88, RAX80 before 1.0.3.88, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:LI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

r6300v2 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r6400 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r6900 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r7000 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r7900 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
netgearcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka net gear
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064057/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0069
kb.netgear.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45528
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Dec 26, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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