Broadcom Cablemodem Kernel buffer overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Broadcom Cablemodem. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-19494. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Broadcom Cablemodem (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Broadcom based cable modems across multiple vendors are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code at the kernel level via JavaScript run in a victim's browser. Examples of affected products include Sagemcom F@st 3890 prior to 50.10.21_T4, Sagemcom F@st 3890 prior to 05.76.6.3f, Sagemcom F@st 3686 3.428.0, Sagemcom F@st 3686 4.83.0, NETGEAR CG3700EMR 2.01.05, NETGEAR CG3700EMR 2.01.03, NETGEAR C6250EMR 2.01.05, NETGEAR C6250EMR 2.01.03, Technicolor TC7230 STEB 01.25, COMPAL 7284E 5.510.5.11, and COMPAL 7486E 5.510.5.11.

The weakness was released 01/09/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-19494 since 12/02/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/31/2024).

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Broadcom

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• Cablemodem

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• commercial

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