#VU29043 Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in R6700

 

#VU29043 Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in R6700

Published: June 16, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29043
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
R6700
Software vendor:
NETGEAR

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system

The vulnerability exists due to the weak encryption of firmware update images within the "check_ra" functionality. An attacker on the local network can execute arbitrary code on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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