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CVE-2023-38925 — Netgear Dc112A Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.8

Netgear DC112A 1.0.0.64, EX6200 1.0.3.94 and R6300v2 1.0.4.8 were discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the http_passwd parameter in password.cgi.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-08-07
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-120

Affected products

  • netgear / dc112a_firmware / 1.0.0.64
  • netgear / ex6200_firmware / 1.0.3.94
  • netgear / r6300v2_firmware / 1.0.4.8

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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