What is CVE-2019-20739?

CVE-2019-20739 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R8500, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-20739?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Netgear R8500

CVE-2019-20739

NETGEAR R8500 devices before v1.0.2.128 are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear R8500
Netgear R8500_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

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-2019-20739?: CVE-2019-20739 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R8500, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-20739?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.