CVE-2021-38522

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Published Aug 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

NETGEAR R6400 devices before 1.0.1.52 are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24972	NETGEAR R6400 devices before 1.0.1.52 are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.219% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000063767/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-R6400-PSV-2019-0058

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netgear R6400 R6400 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 11, 2021, 12:02 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 11, 2021, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

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