CVE-2020-15634

Published Aug 20, 2020

Last updated 4 years ago

Overview

Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of string table file uploads. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9755.
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.3
Impact score
3.4
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.3
Impact score
3.4
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.8
Impact score
6.4
Exploitability score
6.5
Vector string
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
CWE-134

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations