CVE-2019-17137

Summary

CVECVE-2019-17137
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-02-10 21:51:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-09 13:45:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR AC1200 R6220 Firmware version 1.1.0.86 Smart WiFi Router. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of path strings. By inserting a null byte into the path, the user can skip most authentication checks. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-8616.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Ac1200 R6220 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Ac1200 R6220 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ac1200 R6220 Firmware 1.1.0.86 All All All
Operating System Netgear Ac1200 R6220 Firmware 1.1.0.86 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-19-866 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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