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CVE-2021-38524

MEDIUM
4.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects MK62 before 1.0.6.110, MR60 before 1.0.6.110, MS60 before 1.0.6.110, RAX15 before 1.0.2.82, RAX20 before 1.0.2.82, RAX200 before 1.0.3.106, RAX45 before 1.0.2.32, RAX50 before 1.0.2.32, RAX75 before 1.0.3.106, RAX80 before 1.0.3.106, RBK752 before 3.2.16.6, RBR750 before 3.2.16.6, and RBS750 before 3.2.16.6.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available
mk62 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.6.110Fixed in:1.0.6.110CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
mr60 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.6.110Fixed in:1.0.6.110CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
ms60 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.6.110Fixed in:1.0.6.110CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax15 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.82Fixed in:1.0.2.82CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax200 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.3.106Fixed in:1.0.3.106CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax20 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.82Fixed in:1.0.2.82CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax45 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.32Fixed in:1.0.2.32CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax50 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.32Fixed in:1.0.2.32CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax75 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.3.106Fixed in:1.0.3.106CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rax80 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.3.106Fixed in:1.0.3.106CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rbk752 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 3.2.16.6Fixed in:3.2.16.6CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rbr750 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 3.2.16.6Fixed in:3.2.16.6CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD
rbs750 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 3.2.16.6Fixed in:3.2.16.6CVE-2021-38524derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days
55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.