Check Point Advisories

Netgear ProSAFE Buffer Overflow (CVE-2020-35227)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3302
Date Published:	28 Mar 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 28 March, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-35227
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netgear ProSAFE Plus JGS516PE / GS116Ev2 prior to 2.6.0.43
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Netgear ProSAFE. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Netgear ProSAFE Buffer Overflow (CVE-2020-35227) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Netgear ProSAFE Buffer Overflow (CVE-2020-35227)