CVE-2020-35233 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in NETGEAR JGS516PE and GS116Ev2 switches (firmware v2.6.0.43). The TFTP server on these devices fails to properly handle multiple concurrent connections, allowing an unauthenticated attacker on the local network to force a device reboot. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can lead to high availability impact without requiring user interaction or complex attack methods. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:gs116e_firmware:2.6.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs516pe_firmware:2.6.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.