The update process of the Circle Parental Control Service on various NETGEAR routers allows remote attackers to achieve remote code execution as root via a MitM attack. While the parental controls themselves are not enabled by default on the routers, the Circle update daemon, circled, is enabled by default. This daemon connects to Circle and NETGEAR to obtain version information and updates to the circled daemon and its filtering database. However, database updates from NETGEAR are unsigned and downloaded via cleartext HTTP. As such, an attacker with the ability to perform a MitM attack on the device can respond to circled update requests with a crafted, compressed database file, the extraction of which gives the attacker the ability to overwrite executable files with attacker-controlled code. This affects R6400v2 1.0.4.106, R6700 1.0.2.16, R6700v3 1.0.4.106, R6900 1.0.2.16, R6900P 1.3.2.134, R7000 1.0.11.123, R7000P 1.3.2.134, R7850 1.0.5.68, R7900 1.0.4.38, R8000 1.0.4.68, and RS400 1.5.0.68.
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https://blog.grimm-co.com/2021/09/mama-always-told-me-not-to-trust.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://kb.netgear.com/000064039/Security-Advisory-for-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0204 | Vendor Advisory |
https://blog.grimm-co.com/2021/09/mama-always-told-me-not-to-trust.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://kb.netgear.com/000064039/Security-Advisory-for-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0204 | Vendor Advisory |
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21 Nov 2024, 06:24
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References | () https://blog.grimm-co.com/2021/09/mama-always-told-me-not-to-trust.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://kb.netgear.com/000064039/Security-Advisory-for-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0204 - Vendor Advisory |
07 Oct 2021, 19:23
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v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 9.3
v3 : 8.1 |
CWE | CWE-319 | |
References | (MISC) https://blog.grimm-co.com/2021/09/mama-always-told-me-not-to-trust.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
References | (MISC) https://kb.netgear.com/000064039/Security-Advisory-for-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0204 - Vendor Advisory | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rs400_firmware:1.5.0.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900p_firmware:1.3.2.134:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:1.0.4.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700v3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7850_firmware:1.0.5.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:1.0.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7850:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:1.0.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700v3_firmware:1.0.4.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000p_firmware:1.3.2.134:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:1.0.11.123:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400v2_firmware:1.0.4.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:1.0.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rs400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Information
Published : 2021-09-21 18:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 06:24
NVD link : CVE-2021-40847
Mitre link : CVE-2021-40847
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-40847
JSON object : View
Products Affected
netgear
- r6400v2
- r7000_firmware
- r8000
- rs400_firmware
- r6900
- r7000p_firmware
- r6400v2_firmware
- r7900
- r7000p
- r8000_firmware
- r7900_firmware
- rs400
- r7850_firmware
- r6700_firmware
- r6900p_firmware
- r6700v3_firmware
- r7000
- r6900p
- r6900_firmware
- r7850
- r6700
- r6700v3
CWE
CWE-319
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information