Check Point Advisories

NETGEAR Routers Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-5521)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0107
Date Published:	7 Feb 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 08 February, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-5521
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Multiple NETGEAR Routers. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access into 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the NETGEAR Routers Authentication Bypass 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 Routers Authentication Bypass