Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-51635NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity stack buffer overflow in RAX30 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within fing_dil service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19843.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	RAX30	1.0.7.78

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-584 x_research-advisory
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