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CVE-2019-20699


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects GS105Ev2 before 1.6.0.4, GS105PE before 1.6.0.4, GS408EPP before 1.0.0.15, GS808E before 1.7.0.7, GS908E before 1.7.0.3, GSS108E before 1.6.0.4, and GSS108EPP before 1.0.0.15.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network 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 14 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 11 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

2020-04-16T19:15:23.900

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:39:06.857

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear gs105e_firmware < 1.6.0.4 Yes
Hardware netgear gs105e v2 No
Operating System netgear gs105pe_firmware < 1.6.0.4 Yes
Hardware netgear gs105pe - No
Operating System netgear gs408epp_firmware < 1.0.0.15 Yes
Hardware netgear gs408epp - No
Operating System netgear gs808e_firmware < 1.7.0.7 Yes
Hardware netgear gs808e - No
Operating System netgear gs908e_firmware < 1.7.0.3 Yes
Hardware netgear gs908e - No
Operating System netgear gss108e_firmware < 1.6.0.4 Yes
Hardware netgear gss108e - No
Operating System netgear gss108epp_firmware < 1.0.0.15 Yes
Hardware netgear gss108epp - 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.