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CVE-2023-51635

NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within fing_dil service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19843.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.34% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-787
Affected: netgear/rax30 firmware
Source: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000065928/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0139Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-584/Third Party Advisory

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