Integer overflow in NETGEAR D7800
CVE-2021-45608
Certain D-Link, Edimax, NETGEAR, TP-Link, Tenda, and Western Digital devices are affected by an integer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. Remote code execution from the WAN interface (TCP port 20005) cannot be ruled out; however, exploitability was judged to be of "rather significant complexity" but not "impossible." The overflow is in SoftwareBus_dispatchNormalEPMsgOut in the KCodes NetUSB kernel module. Affected NETGEAR devices are D7800 before 1.0.1.68, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.122, and R6700v3 before 1.0.4.122.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cve-scores
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- kdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz-06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhnd123/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khnhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
References
- kb.netgear.com/000064437/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overfl… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.sentinelone.com/labs/cve-2021-45608-netusb-rce-flaw-in-millions-of-end-user… (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-45608?
- CVE-2021-45608 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D7800, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-12-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-45608?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-45608 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.