CVE-2020-15636

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-15636
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-08-20 01:17:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 20:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThis 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-121

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear R6700 v3 All All All
Hardware Netgear R6700 v3 All All All
Operating System Netgear R6700 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6700 Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory for Pre-Authentication Stack Overflow on R6700v3, PSV-2020-0224 | Answer | NETGEAR Support MISC kb.netgear.com Vendor Advisory
ZDI-20-937 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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