CVE-2021-45515 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service on various NETGEAR mesh Wi-Fi systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-45515?
CVE-2021-45515 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netgear Rbk752 Firmware, published on 26 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by denial of service. This affects EX7500 before 1.0.0.72, RBS40V before 2.6.1.4, RBW30 before 2.6.1.4, RBRE960 before 6.0.3.68, RBSE960 before 6.0.3.68, RBR750 before 3.2.17.12, RBR850 before 3.2.17.12, RBS750 before 3.2.17.12, RBS850 before 3.2.17.12, RBK752 before 3.2.17.12, and RBK852 before 3.2.17.12.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45515?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Netgear Ex7500 Firmware, Netgear Rbk752 Firmware, Netgear Rbk852 Firmware, Netgear Rbke963 Firmware, Netgear Rbr750 Firmware, Netgear Rbr850 Firmware and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-45515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m98v-p9vf-rj56.