NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-51635

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Netgear
Status
Rax30
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2024

What is CVE-2023-51635?

The vulnerability identified within the NETGEAR RAX30 router involves a stack-based buffer overflow in the fing_dil service. This flaw occurs due to improper validation of the length of user-supplied data before it is copied into a fixed-length buffer on the stack. As a result, an attacker who is network-adjacent can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected device without requiring authentication.

Affected Version(s)

RAX30 1.0.7.78

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-584/
x_research-advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000065928/Security-Advisory-for-Mu...
vendor-advisory

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

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