Denial of service in NETGEAR Routers and WiFi Systems



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 RAXE500
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MK62
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MR60
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MS60
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MK72
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MR70
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MS70
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MK82
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MR80
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

MS80
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

R6700v3
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX50
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX41
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX42
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX43
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor NETGEAR

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU94110

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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 memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

RAXE500: before 1.0.0.68

MK62: before 1.7.134

MR60: before 1.7.134

MS60: before 1.7.134

MK72: before 1.0.3.32

MR70: before 1.0.3.32

MS70: before 1.0.3.32

MK82: before 1.1.7.14

MR80: before 1.1.7.14

MS80: before 1.1.7.14

R6700v3: before 1.0.4.128

RAX50: before 1.0.16.132

RAX41: before 1.0.16.132

RAX42: before 1.0.16.132

RAX43: before 1.0.16.132

CPE2.3 External links

https://kb.netgear.com/000066259/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2022-0202


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.



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