Buffer overflow in NETGEAR Cbr40

CVE-2021-45529

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects CBR40 before 2.3.5.12, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.66, D8500 before 1.0.3.58, R6400 before 1.0.1.70, R7000 before 1.0.11.126, R6900P before 1.3.2.124, R7000P before 1.3.2.124, R7900 before 1.0.4.30, R8000 before 1.0.4.52, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-45529: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45529?
CVE-2021-45529 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Cbr40, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-45529?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.