CVE-2020-15636

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Publication date:
20/08/2020
Last modified:
24/08/2020

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6400, R6700, R7000, R7850, R7900, R8000, RS400, and XR300 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the check_ra service. A crafted raePolicyVersion in a RAE_Policy.json 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 root. Was ZDI-CAN-9852.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.0.4.98 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*