CVE-2020-15417

medium

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of string table file uploads. A crafted gui_region in a string table 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 the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9756.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-713/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-07-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00202