VDB-219841 · CVE-2022-48176 · GCVE-0-2022-48176

Netgear R6900P/R7000P/R7960P/R8000P stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netgear R6900P, R7000P, R7960P and R8000P. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-48176. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear R6900P, R7000P, R7960P and R8000P (Wireless LAN Software) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Netgear routers R7000P before v1.3.3.154, R6900P before v1.3.3.154, R7960P before v1.4.4.94, and R8000P before v1.4.4.94 were discovered to contain a pre-authentication stack overflow.

The weakness was released 01/31/2023. The advisory is shared at hdwsec.fr. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-48176 since 12/29/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

Netgear

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/29/2022 🔍
01/31/2023 +33 days 🔍
01/31/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2025 +788 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: hdwsec.fr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-48176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-48176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219841

Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2023 16:11
Updated: 03/29/2025 01:25
Changes: 01/31/2023 16:11 (38), 02/25/2023 19:18 (11), 03/29/2025 01:25 (16)
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