On Wednesday, Netgear issued a security advisor to inform users that it has patched a dangerous bug affecting a number of its WiFi routers. Netgear …
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On Wednesday, Netgear issued a security advisor to inform users that it has patched a dangerous bug affecting a number of its WiFi routers. Netgear says that the latest firmware versions fix a pre-authentication buffer overflow security vulnerability, and the company "strongly recommends that you download the latest firmware as soon as possible."
Netgear didn't share additional details about the vulnerability, but as Bleeping Computer explains, impacts of buffer overflow exploits "can range from crashes following denial of service to arbitrary code execution, if code execution is achieved during the attack."
Netgear provided a full list of the WiFi routers impacted by the security vulnerability as well as the firmware versions that patch the vulnerability in each router:
The company also offered a set of instructions for updating your router's firmware. If you own one of the routers listed above, follow these steps immediately:
"The pre-authentication buffer overflow vulnerability remains if you do not complete all recommended steps," Netgear warns at the bottom of the security advisory on its support website. "NETGEAR is not responsible for any consequences that could have been avoided by following the recommendations in this notification."
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