SB2023062913 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Routers and WiFi Systems

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Command Injection (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

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

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000065716/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-Some-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2022-0065
• https://kb.netgear.com/000065715/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-R6700v3-PSV-2022-0063