Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-37234 – Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router R7000 Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-37234 CVSS:9.8

Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router R7000 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the wl binary in firmware. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.

Impact

• Buffer Overflow

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2022-37234

Affected Vendors

NETGEAR

Affected Products

NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router R7000 1.0.11.134_10.2.119

Remediation

Refer to IBM Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Refer to Netgear Website for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. 

Netgear Website

IBM Security Advisory