{"id":592930,"date":"2023-01-01T05:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/netgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T05:50:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T11:50:05","slug":"netgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/netgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"Netgear Wi-Fi routers need to be patched immediately"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"CyFi4osR4a9geGbesVoywC\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\" aria-label=\"Return to Computing\">Computing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Red padlock open on electric circuits network dark red background\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Red padlock open on electric circuits network dark red background\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"Red padlock open on electric circuits network dark red background\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fr7pzotQyRtsogoiFa5mk4.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Shutterstock\/Chor muang)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Netgear has issued a patch for a high-severity vulnerability found in almost a dozen of its Wi-Fi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/networking\/routers-storage\/best-router-9-top-wireless-routers-on-test-1090523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">routers<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> and urged its users to apply the fix immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given the destructive potential of the flaw, Netgear did not disclose the details, other than saying that it\u2019s a pre-authentication buffer overflow vulnerability, which could be used for all kinds of malicious activity, from crashing the device after a denial of service, to arbitrary code execution.<\/p>\n<p>To abuse the vulnerability, the attackers do not need user permission or user interaction. The flaw can be used in low-complexity attacks, it was said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pre-authentication-buffer-overflow\">Pre-authentication buffer overflow<\/h2>\n<p>Issuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X363&#038;xcust=trdpro_us_1155930685884290300&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fkb.netgear.com%2F000065495%2FSecurity-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0208&#038;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fnetgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/kb.netgear.com\/000065495\/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0208\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X363&#038;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fkb.netgear.com%2F000065495%2FSecurity-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0208&#038;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fnetgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"SkimLinks - netgear.com\" data-merchant-id=\"undefined\" data-merchant-url=\"undefined\" data-merchant-network=\"undefined\">security advisory<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> about the flaw, Netgear said it \u201cstrongly recommends\u201d users download and install the latest firmware as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pre-authentication buffer overflow vulnerability remains if you do not complete all recommended steps,&#8221; Netgear added. &#8220;Netgear is not responsible for any consequences that could have been avoided by following the recommendations in this notification.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The list of all of the affected devices, which includes multiple Wireless AC Nighthawk, Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6), and Wireless AC models, can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/netgear-warns-users-to-patch-recently-fixed-wifi-router-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/netgear-warns-users-to-patch-recently-fixed-wifi-router-bug\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>this link<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Those looking to patch up their routers should navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X363&#038;xcust=trdpro_us_8418064728539740000&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netgear.com%2Fsupport%2F&#038;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fnetgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.netgear.com\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=92X363&#038;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netgear.com%2Fsupport%2F&#038;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fnetgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"SkimLinks - netgear.com\" data-merchant-id=\"undefined\" data-merchant-url=\"undefined\" data-merchant-network=\"undefined\"><u>Netgear Support<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> website, and type in their Wi-Fi router\u2019s model number in the search box. Once the right version is identified, press Downloads, and under Current Versions, select the first download with \u201cFirmware Version\u201d in the beginning of the title.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed instructions on how to apply the fix can be found in the Release Notes file accompanying the firmware download.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wi-Fi routers are a popular target for cybercriminals due to the fact that all of a user&#8217;s traffic must go through the device. What\u2019s more, users rarely change the factory settings, and update the firmware even less frequently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/firewall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best firewalls<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> right now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/netgear-warns-users-to-patch-recently-fixed-wifi-router-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/netgear-warns-users-to-patch-recently-fixed-wifi-router-bug\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BleepingComputer<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he\u2019s written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans. He\u2019s also held several modules on content writing for Represent Communications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/netgear-wi-fi-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Rebecka Klemp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock\/Chor muang) Netgear has issued a patch for a high-severity vulnerability found in almost a dozen of its Wi-Fi routers (opens in new tab) and urged its users to apply the fix immediately.\u00a0Given the destructive potential of the flaw, Netgear did not disclose the details, other than saying that it\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":592931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24381,46,4387],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-592930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-netgear","8":"category-technology","9":"category-wi-fi"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}