Denial of service in NETGEAR Routers
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
RAX80 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc RAX75 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc R6400 Hardware solutions / Routers for home users R7000 Hardware solutions / Routers for home users |
| Vendor | NETGEAR |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU62040
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local administrator can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRAX80: before 1.0.4.120
RAX75: before 1.0.4.120
R6400: before 1.0.1.70
R7000: before 1.0.11.130
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
