PT-2023-7106 · NetGear · Netgear Cax30

Amol Dosanjh · Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2024-05-03 · CVE-2023-44445

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NETGEAR CAX30 (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR CAX30 routers. The specific flaw exists within the sso binary, resulting 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. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Stack Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08133

CVE-2023-44445

ZDI-23-1636

Affected Products

Netgear Cax30

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44445 · Vendor Advisory
• https://kb.netgear.com/000065859/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-the-CAX30-PSV-2023-0093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08133 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1636 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44445 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.245468 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786444242245825012 · Twitter Post
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-19058 · Note