CVE-2020-10928 Memory corruption in R6700

High 8.4 Published Updated

Network-adjacent attackers can execute arbitrary code on NETGEAR R6700 routers via a heap buffer overflow in string table file uploads without authentication.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10928?

CVE-2020-10928 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netgear R6700 Firmware, published on 28 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length, heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9767.

Weakness: CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10928?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netgear R6700 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10928?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-10928 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10928 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear R6700 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5758-58rf-wp9r.

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