CVE-2014-0355

7.9 · HIGH

Published Apr 15, 2014 zyxel CWE-119 EPSS 0.61% (47th pctl) AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-0355 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting zyxel n300_netusb_nbg-419n_firmware. It was published on April 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows on the ZyXEL Wireless N300 NetUSB NBG-419N router with firmware 1.00(BFQ.6)C0 allow man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long temp attribute in a yweather:condition element in a forecastrss file that is processed by the checkWeather function; the (2) WeatherCity or (3) WeatherDegree variable to the detectWeather function; unspecified input to the (4) UpnpAddRunRLQoS, (5) UpnpDeleteRunRLQoS, or (6) UpnpDeletePortCheckType function; or (7) the SET COUNTRY udps command.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from zyxel. Update n300_netusb_nbg-419n_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939260 Ref www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939260

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-0355?

CVE-2014-0355 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting zyxel n300_netusb_nbg-419n_firmware. It was published on April 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-0355?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-0355?

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