Advisory Details

March 26th, 2021

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System MibController realName Directory Traversal Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

ZDI-21-359
ZDI-CAN-12122

CVE ID CVE-2021-27276
CVSS SCORE 7.1, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS NETGEAR
AFFECTED PRODUCTS ProSAFE Network Management System
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the MibController class. When parsing the realName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS NETGEAR has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://kb.netgear.com/000062722/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-NMS300-PSV-2020-0500
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-10-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-03-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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