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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2020-08-19T20:55:28

Updated: 2020-08-19T20:55:28

Reserved: 2020-07-07T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-15636

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-08-20T01:17:13.493

Modified: 2020-08-24T20:27:38.690


Link: CVE-2020-15636

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