CVE-2021-27252

Summary

CVECVE-2021-27252
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-14 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-27 14:49:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800 firmware version 1.0.2.76. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the vendor_specific DHCP opcode. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12216.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Br200 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Br200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Br500 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Br500 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear D7800 - All All All
Operating System Netgear D7800 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6100 v2 All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6100v2 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6150 v2 All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6150 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6250 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6250 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6400 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6400 v2 All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6400v2 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6400 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6410 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6410 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex6420 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex6420 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex7300 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex7300 v2 All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex7300v2 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex7300 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex7320 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex7320 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex7700 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex7700 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Ex8000 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Ex8000 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Lbr20 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Lbr20 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R7800 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R7800 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R8900 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R8900 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R9000 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R9000 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk12 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk12 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk13 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk13 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk14 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk14 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk15 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk15 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk20 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk20 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk23 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk23 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk43 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk43s - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43s Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk43 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk44 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk44 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk50 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbk53 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbk53 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr10 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr10 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr20 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr20 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbr50 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbr50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs10 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs10 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs20 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs20 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs40 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs40 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs50 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Rbs50y - All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs50y Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear Rbs50 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Xr450 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Xr450 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Xr500 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Xr500 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Xr700 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Xr700 Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory for Multiple Vulnerabilities on Some Routers, Satellites, and Extenders | Answer | NETGEAR Support MISC kb.netgear.com
ZDI-21-248 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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