What is CVE-2023-36499?

CVE-2023-36499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Xr300, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-36499?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Netgear Xr300

CVE-2023-36499

Netgear XR300 v1.0.3.78 was discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the wla_ssid and wlg_ssid parameters at genie_ap_wifi_change.cgi.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Xr300
Netgear Xr300_firmware — versions 1.0.3.78
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36499?: CVE-2023-36499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Xr300, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-36499?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.