CVE-2021-45524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

Published: 2021-12-26

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-32290	NETGEAR R8000 devices before 1.0.4.62 are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01176.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000064123/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-R8000-PSV-2020-0315

History

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Subscriptions

Netgear R8000 R8000 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-26T00:58:52.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:39:21.454Z

Reserved: 2021-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45524

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-26T01:15:14.057

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:13:34.217

Link: CVE-2021-45524

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120

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