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CVE-2019-20697


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects GS728TPPv2 before 6.0.0.48, GS728TPv2 before 6.0.0.48, GS750E before 1.0.1.4, GS752TPP before 6.0.0.48, and GS752TPv2 before 6.0.0.48.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-04-16T19:15:23.760

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:39:06.577

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear gs728tpp_firmware < 6.0.0.48 Yes
Hardware netgear gs728tpp v2 No
Operating System netgear gs728tp_firmware < 6.0.0.48 Yes
Hardware netgear gs728tp v2 No
Operating System netgear gs750e_firmware < 1.0.1.4 Yes
Hardware netgear gs750e - No
Operating System netgear gs752tpp_firmware < 6.0.0.48 Yes
Hardware netgear gs752tpp - No
Operating System netgear gs752tp_firmware < 6.0.0.48 Yes
Hardware netgear gs752tp v2 No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.