CVE-2023-51635: netgear rax30_firmware Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-51635 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in netgear rax30_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 22-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-12-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within fing_dil service. The issue results 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. Was ZDI-CAN-19843.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.34% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Netgear1 product
- rax30_firmware1.0.7.78 | < 1.0.12.100_hotfix
1 vendor · 1 product