CVE-2021-34236

critical

Description

Buffer Overflow in Netgear R8000 Router with firmware v1.0.4.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service by sending a crafted POST to '/bd_genie_create_account.cgi' with a sufficiently long parameter 'register_country'.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfq9-7wg3-4mjx

https://github.com/Davidteeri/Bug-Report/blob/main/netgear-8000.md

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-08

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01333