What is CVE-2023-36187?

CVE-2023-36187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Cbr40, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-36187?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Netgear Cbr40

CVE-2023-36187

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in NETGEAR R6400v2 before version 1.0.4.118, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted URL to httpd.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Cbr40
Netgear Cbr40_firmware
Netgear Lax20
Netgear Lax20_firmware
Netgear Mk62
Netgear Mk62_firmware
Netgear Mr60
Netgear Mr60_firmware
Netgear Ms60
Netgear Ms60_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36187?: CVE-2023-36187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Cbr40, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-36187?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.