Advisory Details

August 4th, 2020

NETGEAR R6700 httpd strtblupgrade Format String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-15634
CVSS SCORE	6.3, AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS	NETGEAR
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	R6700
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers. 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.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	NETGEAR has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://kb.netgear.com/000062126/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-R6700v3-PSV-2020-0189
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-04-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-08-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	d4rkn3ss from VNPT ISC

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