Netgear Router Security Advisory

December 19, 2016 txg22 Technical Support 0
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Netgear Router Security AdvisoryNetgear Router Security Advisory

Netgear has recently issued a security advisory to users of its routers, where unauthenticated web pages can pass form input directly to the command line interface.  A remote attacker can potentially inject arbitrary commands into this form and cause execution of the injected command by the affected system.

This notice covers these advisory numbers: VU582384 and PSV-2016-0245

Netgear router models affected that have a BETA firmware available to resolve the issue:

Netgear router models affected that have a PRODUCTION firmware available to resolve the issue:

Users are advised to upgrade the firmware on affected models as soon as possible.  Always refer the vendor website for the latest information!  Netgear Reference: http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384

Tags: #securityadvisory #security #router #routers #firmware

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