CVE-2022-27643

8.8HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Netgear
Status
R6700v3
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 March 2023

Summary

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 1.0.4.120_10.0.91 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SOAP requests. When parsing the SOAPAction header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15692.

Affected Version(s)

R6700v3 = 1.0.4.120_10.0.91

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-519/
https://kb.netgear.com/000064720/Security-Advisory-for-Pr...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Stephen Fewer of Relyze Software Limited (www.relyze.com)
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