Buffer overflow in Netgear Cax80
CVE-2021-34991
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6400v2 1.0.4.106_10.0.80 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000 by default. When parsing the uuid request header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-14110.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.057 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34991?
- CVE-2021-34991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Cax80, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34991?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.