This 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.
References
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-937/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://kb.netgear.com/000062128/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-R6700v3-PSV-2020-0224 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2020-08-19 18:17
Updated : 2020-08-24 13:27
NVD link : CVE-2020-15636
Mitre link : CVE-2020-15636
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Products Affected
netgear
- r6700
- r6700_firmware