CVE-2020-15634CWE-134

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers with firmware…

Medium · published August 19, 2020

CVSS v3.0
6.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01386 · 72.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Published
2020-08-19T20:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 20:55Z
    This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers with firmware…
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