CVE-2021-34978
published 2022-01-13CVE-2021-34978: This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6260 1.1.0.78_1.0.1 routers…
PriorityP358high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVAACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.52%
71.8th percentile
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6260 1.1.0.78_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the setupwizard.cgi page. A crafted SOAP request can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13511.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| netgear | r6260 | — | — |
| netgear | r6260_firmware | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.08.3HIGHAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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https://kb.netgear.com/000064258/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Routers-DSL-Modem-Routers-and-Access-Points-PSV-2021-0151-and-PSV-2021-0170?article=000064258https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1240/https://kb.netgear.com/000064258/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Routers-DSL-Modem-Routers-and-Access-Points-PSV-2021-0151-and-PSV-2021-0170?article=000064258https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1240/
2022-01-13
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