CVE-2020-27861

Summary

CVECVE-2020-27861
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-02-12 00:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-03-23 18:54:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Orbi 2.5.1.16 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UA_Parser utility. A crafted Host Name option in a DHCP request can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-11076.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Cbk40 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Cbk40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Cbk40 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Cbk40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Cbk43 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Cbk43 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Cbk43 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Cbk43 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Cbr40 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Cbr40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Cbr40 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Cbr40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6200 v2 All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6200 v2 All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6200 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex7700 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex7700 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex7700 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex7700 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex8000 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex8000 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex8000 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex8000 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk12 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk12 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk12 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk12 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk13 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk13 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk13 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk13 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk14 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk14 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk14 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk14 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk15 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk15 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk15 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk15 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk20 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk20 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk20w - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk20w - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk22 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk22 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk22 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk22 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk22 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk22 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk23 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk23 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk23w - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk23w - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk30 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk30 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk30 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk30 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk33 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk33 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk33 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk33 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk40 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk40 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk40 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk40 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk40 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk43 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk43 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk43s - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk43s - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43s Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43s Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43s Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43s Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk44 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk44 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk44 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk44 Router Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk44 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk44 Satellite Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk50 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk50 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk50v - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk50v - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk50v Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk50v Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk50 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk52w - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk52w - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk52w Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk52w Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr10 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr10 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr10 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr10 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr20 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr20 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr20 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr20 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr40 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr40 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr50 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr50 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr50 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs10 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs10 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs10 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs10 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs20 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs20 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs20 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs20 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs40 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs40 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs50 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs50 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs50 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs50 Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-20-1430 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory for Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability on Some Extenders and Orbi WiFi Systems, PSV-2020-0301 | Answer | NETGEAR Support MISC kb.netgear.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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