CVE-2020-15634 (GCVE-0-2020-15634)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-19 20:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:22
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Assigner
zdi
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NETGEAR R6700 Affected: 1.0.4.84_10.0.58
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Credits
d4rkn3ss from VNPT ISC
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