What is CVE-2023-38412?

CVE-2023-38412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6900p, 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-2023-38412?

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

Buffer overflow in Netgear R6900p

CVE-2023-38412

Netgear R6900P v1.3.3.154 was discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the wla_ssid and wlg_ssid parameters at ia_ap_setting.cgi.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th 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 R6900p
Netgear R6900p_firmware — versions 1.3.3.154
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-2023-38412?: CVE-2023-38412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6900p, 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-2023-38412?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.