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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 vulnerability is trivial. Users who have the option of doing so should strongly consider discontinuing use of affected devices until a fix is made available."
This is NOT a practical solution for me or many others.
I can't find anything on the Netgear website about this issue and how they intend to resolve it.
Can anyone advise as to the status of this problem and share any information and advise ?
Thanks
JMK
Hi All,
The Security Advisory for VU 582384 has been updated.
Also, for more information see the link below.
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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
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.
