Format string error in R6700 - CVE-2020-15634
Published: August 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34070
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15634
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
R6700
R6700
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error when handling the string table file uploads. A remote attacker on the local network can supply a specially crafted input that contains format string specifiers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15634
Install updates from vendor's website.