What is CVE-2020-35796?

CVE-2020-35796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Cbr40, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-35796?

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

Is CVE-2020-35796 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Netgear Cbr40

CVE-2020-35796

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects CBR40 before 2.5.0.10, D6220 before 1.0.0.60, D6400 before 1.0.0.94, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.62, D8500 before 1.0.3.50, DC112A before 1.0.0…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ttepatti/analyzing-netgear-ex6100

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35796?: CVE-2020-35796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Cbr40, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-35796?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-35796 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.