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R7000 Vulnerability Note VU#582384
It has been reported on various outlets that there is a vulnerability with the R7000 and R6400 routers. Please see https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384 . The advisor reads "Exploiting this vulnera...
Hi All,
The Security Advisory for VU 582384 has been updated.
Also, for more information see the link below.
Agreed, am in the same boat, what a ridiculous solution: stop using it. Guess I'll just go buy another $200-300 router...oh wait...
At any rate, am needing netgear to hotfix this asap...
I have an R7300DST which i'm guessing without trying the exploit, is probably vulnerable.
Is netgear "working on a fix" or even acknowledging this issue yet?
More importantly, is there i way i can be notified if a new firmware is released? I don't want to have to remember to check once a day.
-Rob
Don't know if Netgear is working on a solution. I will assume that they are. I can find NO acknowledgment of the problem by Netgear on their website or online. ZDnet has a bulletin out on this in which they say that they contacted Netgear and did not get a response. Please see http://www.zdnet.com/article/two-netgear-routers-are-vulnerable-to-trivial-to-remote-hack/
I know of no way that a Netgear user can be automatically notified of a new software/firmware update. Perhaps someone following this thread can chime in. Thanks.
Confirmed the router is set to auto-update in the early morning hours automatically. Presuming that works as advertised, the important thing is knowing a fix is coming.