What is CVE-2019-20699?

CVE-2019-20699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs105e, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-20699?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in NETGEAR Gs105e

CVE-2019-20699

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects GS105Ev2 before 1.6.0.4, GS105PE before 1.6.0.4, GS408EPP before 1.0.0.15, GS808E before 1.7.0.7, GS908E before 1.7.0.3, GSS108E before 1.6.0.4, and GSS108EPP before 1.0.0.15.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20699?: CVE-2019-20699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs105e, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-20699?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.