VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-45530

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.87%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7000 before 1.0.11.126, R7960P before 1.4.2.84, R8000 before 1.0.4.74, RAX200 before 1.0.4.120, R8000P before 1.4.2.84, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX45 before 1.0.2.82, RAX80 before 1.0.4.120, R7900P before 1.4.2.84, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX50 before 1.0.2.82, and RAX75 before 1.0.4.120.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-120
Affected: netgear/r7000 firmware · netgear/r7000p firmware · netgear/r7960p firmware · netgear/r8000 firmware · netgear/r8000p firmware · netgear/rax20 firmware · netgear/rax200 firmware · netgear/rax45 firmware · netgear/rax15 firmware · netgear/rax75 firmware · netgear/rax80 firmware · netgear/rax50 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000064486/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2020-0320Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064486/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2020-0320Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.