What is CVE-2020-15417?

CVE-2020-15417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6700, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-15417?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in NETGEAR R6700

CVE-2020-15417

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (67.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Netgear R6700 — versions V1.0.4.84_10.0.58
Netgear R6700_firmware — versions 1.0.4.84_10.0.58

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15417?: CVE-2020-15417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6700, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-15417?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.