High severity · published Nov 15, 2021
CVE-2021-34991
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6400v2 1.0.4.106_10.0.80 routers
8.8
CVSS
5.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6400v2 1.0.4.106_10.0.80 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000 by default. When parsing the uuid request header, the process does not properly validate 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-14110.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.7% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cax80 Firmware · Netgear
before 2.1.3.5 · source: NVD
DF
D6220 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.76 · source: NVD
DF
D6400 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.108 · source: NVD
DF
D7000v2 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.76 · source: NVD
DF
Dc112a Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.62 · source: NVD
DF
Dgn2200v4 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.126 · source: NVD
EF
Ex3700 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.94 · source: NVD
EF
Ex3800 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.94 · source: NVD
EF
Ex6120 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.66 · source: NVD
EF
Ex6130 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.66 · source: NVD
RF
R6400 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.1.76 · source: NVD
RF
R6400v2 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.4.120 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34991
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34991
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064361/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021-0168
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1303/
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