CVE-2023-27853: netgear rax30_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-27853 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in netgear rax30_firmware. EPSS estimates a 19.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-03-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 27-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a format string vulnerability in a SOAP service that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.