CVE-2020-35233

MEDIUM

NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 - Denial of Service via Concurrent TFTP Connections

Title source: llm

Description

The TFTP server fails to handle multiple connections on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices, and allows external attackers to force device reboots by sending concurrent connections, aka a denial of service attack.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0025

EPSS Percentile 48.4%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Products (2)

netgear/gs116e_firmware 2.6.0.43

netgear/jgs516pe_firmware 2.6.0.43

Published Mar 10, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026