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CVE-2021-45607


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, R6900P before 1.3.3.140, R7000 before 1.0.11.126, R7000P before 1.3.3.140, RAX200 before 1.0.5.126, RAX75 before 1.0.5.126, and RAX80 before 1.0.5.126.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 13 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2021-12-26T01:15:18.037

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:32:39.267

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear r6400v2_firmware < 1.0.4.118 Yes
Hardware netgear r6400v2 - No
Operating System netgear r6700v3_firmware < 1.0.4.118 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700v3 - No
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.3.3.140 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - No
Operating System netgear r7000_firmware < 1.0.11.126 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000 - No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.3.3.140 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear rax200_firmware < 1.0.5.126 Yes
Hardware netgear rax200 - No
Operating System netgear rax75_firmware < 1.0.5.126 Yes
Hardware netgear rax75 - No
Operating System netgear rax80_firmware < 1.0.5.126 Yes
Hardware netgear rax80 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.