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medium6.5

CVE-2021-27257

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to compromise the integrity of downloaded information on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800 firmware …

Impact

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to compromise the integrity of downloaded information on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800 firmware version 1.0.2.76. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the downloading of files via FTP. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the certificate presented by the server. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12362.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
NetgearBr200 Firmware
before 5.10.0.5
NetgearBr500 Firmware
before 5.10.0.5
NetgearD7800 Firmware
before 1.0.1.60
NetgearEx6100v2 Firmware
before 1.0.1.98
NetgearEx6150v2 Firmware
before 1.0.1.98
NetgearEx6250 Firmware
before 1.0.0.134
NetgearEx6400 Firmware
before 1.0.2.158
NetgearEx6400v2 Firmware
before 1.0.0.134
NetgearEx6410 Firmware
before 1.0.0.134
NetgearEx6420 Firmware
before 1.0.0.134
NetgearEx7300 Firmware
before 1.0.2.158
NetgearEx7300v2 Firmware
before 1.0.0.134

Weakness classification

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