CVE-2021-34979 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-34979 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 13/01/2022 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: zdi | Vendor: NETGEAR | Product: R6260
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-34979 Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6260 1.1.0.78_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SOAP requests. When parsing the SOAPAction header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13512.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-120
CWE Name: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ( Classic Buffer Overflow )
Source: NETGEAR

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).