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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-15636

CVE-2020-15636

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • Netgear/R6400llm-fuzzy
    Range: = firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58
  • Netgear/R6700llm-fuzzy
    Range: = firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58
  • Netgear/R7000llm-fuzzy
    Range: = firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58
  • NETGEAR/Multiple Routersv5
    Range: 1.0.4.84_10.0.58

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