Buffer overflow in NETGEAR Rax30
CVE-2023-27369
NETGEAR RAX30 soap_serverd Stack-based Buffer Overflow Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the soap_serverd binary. When parsing the request headers, 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 bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19840.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.008 (52.3th 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
- Netgear Rax30 — versions 1.0.9.90_3
- Netgear Rax30_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-27369?
- CVE-2023-27369 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-27369?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.