CVE-2020-15634

6.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Netgear
Status
R6700
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 August 2020

Summary

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of string table file uploads. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9755.

Affected Version(s)

R6700 1.0.4.84_10.0.58

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-935/
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https://kb.netgear.com/000062126/Security-Advisory-for-Pr...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

d4rkn3ss from VNPT ISC
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