What is CVE-2021-45524?

CVE-2021-45524 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R8000, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2021-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-45524?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in NETGEAR R8000

CVE-2021-45524

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear R8000
Netgear R8000_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45524?: CVE-2021-45524 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R8000, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2021-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-45524?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.