Check Point Advisories

NETGEAR DGN Command Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0854
Date Published:	19 Oct 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 20 September, 2022
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netgear DGN1000 prior to 1.1.00.48 Netgear DGN2200 v1
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in NETGEAR DGN. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the NETGEAR DGN Command Injection protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: NETGEAR DGN Command Injection