Advisory Details

March 23rd, 2022

(Pwn2Own) NETGEAR R6700v3 circled Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-22-523
ZDI-CAN-15879

CVE ID CVE-2022-27646
CVSS SCORE 8.0, AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS NETGEAR
AFFECTED PRODUCTS R6700v3
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the circled daemon. A crafted circleinfo.txt file can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS NETGEAR has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://kb.netgear.com/000064721/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-Multiple-Products-PSV-2021-0324
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-12-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-03-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Kevin Denis (@0xmitsurugi) and Antide Petit (@xarkes_) from @Synacktiv
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