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CVE-2021-45609

Critical

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D8500 before 1.0.3.58, R6250 before 1.0.4.48, R7000 before 1.0.11.116, R7100LG before 1.0.0.64, R7900 before 1.0.4.38, R8300 before 1.0.2.144, R8500 before 1.0.2.144, XR300 before 1.0.3.68, R7000P before 1.3.2.132, and R6900P before 1.3.2.132.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.6
Exploit probability—
ProductNetgear D8500 Firmware
PublishedDec 26, 2021
First seenDec 26, 2021

How to fix

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  • netgear d8500_firmware1.0.3.58 or later
  • netgear r6250_firmware1.0.4.48 or later
  • netgear r7000_firmware1.0.11.116 or later
  • netgear r7000p_firmware1.3.2.132 or later
  • netgear r6900p_firmware1.3.2.132 or later
  • netgear r7900_firmware1.0.4.38 or later
  • netgear r8300_firmware1.0.2.144 or later
  • netgear r8500_firmware1.0.2.144 or later
  • netgear r7100lg_firmware1.0.0.64 or later
  • netgear xr300_firmware1.0.3.68 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netgear d8500_firmwarev < 1.0.3.581.0.3.58
netgear r6250_firmwarev < 1.0.4.481.0.4.48
netgear r7000_firmwarev < 1.0.11.1161.0.11.116
netgear r7000p_firmwarev < 1.3.2.1321.3.2.132
netgear r6900p_firmwarev < 1.3.2.1321.3.2.132
netgear r7900_firmwarev < 1.0.4.381.0.4.38
netgear r8300_firmwarev < 1.0.2.1441.0.2.144
netgear r8500_firmwarev < 1.0.2.1441.0.2.144
netgear r7100lg_firmwarev < 1.0.0.641.0.0.64
netgear xr300_firmwarev < 1.0.3.681.0.3.68

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