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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-45637
NETGEAR Stack-Based Buffer Overflow VLC
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6260 before 1.1.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.62, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, R7450 before 1.2.0.62, AC2100 before 1.2.0.62, AC2400 before 1.2.0.62, and AC2600 before 1.2.0.62.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 26, 2021, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 7, 2022, 6:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-45637 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netgear r6260_firmware
2 Netgear r6800_firmware
3 Netgear ac2100_firmware
4 Netgear ac2400_firmware
5 Netgear ac2600_firmware
6 Netgear r6700v2_firmware
7 Netgear r6900v2_firmware
8 Netgear r7450_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-45637.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000064059/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0081 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-45637 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000064059/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0081 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000064059/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0081 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.02%

score

0.65558

percentile

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