CVE-2020-10929 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-10929

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on...

Vulnerability 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 user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-9768.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • d4rkn3ss from VNPT ISC

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

R6700
Vulnerable Versions:
V1.0.4.84_10.0.58

Timeline

Official Publish: July 28th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-680

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.