CVE-2020-15417 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-15417

Vendor Netgear
Product R6700
Weakness CWE-121
Published July 28, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of string table file uploads. A crafted gui_region in a string table file can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9756.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 28, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated