CVE-2014-2969

high

Published 2014-07-07 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

8.3

VIR risk

8.3

Description

NETGEAR GS108PE Prosafe Plus switches with firmware 1.2.0.5 have a hardcoded password of debugpassword for the ntgruser account, which allows remote attackers to upload firmware or read or modify memory contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a request to (1) produce_burn.cgi, (2) register_debug.cgi, or (3) bootcode_update.cgi.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/143740
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/143740

CWEs

CWE-255

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.