High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-44445
CVE-2023-44445
Description
NETGEAR CAX30 SSO Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR CAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the sso binary. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19058.
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References
2- kb.netgear.com/000065859/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-the-CAX30-PSV-2023-0093nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1636/nvdThird Party Advisory
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