CVE-2021-27253

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Nighthawk R7800. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the rc_service parameter provided to apply_bind.cgi. 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-12303.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6100v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6100:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 8 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 9 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 10 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 11 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 12 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 13 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 14 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 15 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 16 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:lbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:lbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 17 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 18 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 19 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 20 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 21 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 22 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 23 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 24 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 25 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 26 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 27 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 28 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 29 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk44_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk44:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 30 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 31 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk53:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 32 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 33 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 34 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 35 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 36 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 37 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 38 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 39 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 40 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50y_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50y:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 41 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 42 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 43 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Apr 2021, 16:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 8.3
v3 : 8.8
CWE CWE-787
References (MISC) https://kb.netgear.com/000062883/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers-Satellites-and-Extenders - (MISC) https://kb.netgear.com/000062883/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers-Satellites-and-Extenders - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-249/ - (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-249/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CPE cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:lbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:br500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6100v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50y_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xr450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk43s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:lbr20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk44:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk53:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6100:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbr40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbk20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk44_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbr10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:br200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbk50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs40_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs50y:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

14 Apr 2021, 17:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-04-14 16:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2021-27253

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27253

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27253


JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

  • rbk14_firmware
  • ex6400v2_firmware
  • rbk20
  • rbs10
  • rbs50
  • d7800_firmware
  • rbk44
  • ex7320_firmware
  • r9000
  • rbs50y
  • rbs20
  • ex6150
  • rbk44_firmware
  • rbr50_firmware
  • xr450_firmware
  • r7800_firmware
  • ex6250
  • ex7320
  • r8900_firmware
  • rbk15_firmware
  • br500_firmware
  • rbr50
  • rbr10_firmware
  • rbs20_firmware
  • ex7700
  • rbk43s_firmware
  • rbk13_firmware
  • rbr40_firmware
  • rbk50
  • ex8000
  • ex6410_firmware
  • rbk50_firmware
  • ex7300v2_firmware
  • ex7700_firmware
  • ex6400_firmware
  • rbk43_firmware
  • r8900
  • rbk15
  • ex6420
  • xr700
  • rbk13
  • rbk14
  • rbk43
  • ex6420_firmware
  • xr700_firmware
  • rbk40
  • br200_firmware
  • rbr20_firmware
  • ex6410
  • xr500
  • d7800
  • rbk53_firmware
  • r7800
  • rbr10
  • lbr20_firmware
  • rbk23_firmware
  • rbs40_firmware
  • rbs50_firmware
  • br200
  • ex6150_firmware
  • rbk23
  • ex7300_firmware
  • rbk43s
  • rbk12
  • rbk20_firmware
  • rbk40_firmware
  • rbk12_firmware
  • rbk53
  • ex6400
  • br500
  • ex6100v2_firmware
  • rbr40
  • rbr20
  • rbs10_firmware
  • ex6100
  • ex6250_firmware
  • r9000_firmware
  • rbs40
  • rbs50y_firmware
  • xr500_firmware
  • ex7300
  • xr450
  • lbr20
  • ex8000_firmware
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow