#VU51395 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in JGS516PE and GS116Ev2 - CVE-2020-35232
Published: March 11, 2021 / Updated: March 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51395
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35232
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
JGS516PE
GS116Ev2
JGS516PE
GS116Ev2
Software vendor:
NETGEAR
NETGEAR
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the firmware update mechanism does not properly implements internal checks such as firmware length or checksum validations. A remote attacker on the local network can use a specially crafted firmware files and overwrite the entire memory with custom code
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.