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CVE-2017-18738

HIGH
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.54, R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.2.0.22, R6900P before 1.2.0.22, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300DST before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.48, R8300 before 1.0.2.106, R8500 before 1.0.2.106, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.58.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available
ex6150 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.1.54Fixed in:1.0.1.54CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r6100 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.1.16Fixed in:1.0.1.16CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r6400 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.32Fixed in:1.0.2.32CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r6700 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.1.22Fixed in:1.0.1.22CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r6900 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.1.22Fixed in:1.0.1.22CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r6900p firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.2.0.22Fixed in:1.2.0.22CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r7000 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.9.10Fixed in:1.0.9.10CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r7000p firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.2.0.22Fixed in:1.2.0.22CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r7100lg firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.0.32Fixed in:1.0.0.32CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r7300dst firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.0.54Fixed in:1.0.0.54CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r7900 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.1.18Fixed in:1.0.1.18CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r8000 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.3.48Fixed in:1.0.3.48CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r8300 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.106Fixed in:1.0.2.106CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
r8500 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.2.106Fixed in:1.0.2.106CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
wndr4300 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.0.48Fixed in:1.0.0.48CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
wndr4500 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.0.48Fixed in:1.0.0.48CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD
wnr2000 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.0.0.58Fixed in:1.0.0.58CVE-2017-18738derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days
54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.