Medium severity · published Dec 26, 2021
CVE-2021-45523
NETGEAR R7000 devices before 1.0.9.42 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user
6.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NETGEAR R7000 devices before 1.0.9.42 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
R7000 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.9.42 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45523
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45523
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064442/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-R7000-PSV-2018-0418
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