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 wit…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (49.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-713/ (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.