Is CVE-2017-18797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-18797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-18797?

CVE-2017-18797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-18797?

CVE-2017-18797 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18797?

Upgrade r6400 firmware to 1.0.1.24 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-18797

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.54, and R8500 before 1.0.2.100.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

r6400 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.1.24Fixed in:1.0.1.24CVE-2017-18797derived from NVD

r7900 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.1.18Fixed in:1.0.1.18CVE-2017-18797derived from NVD

r8000 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.3.54Fixed in:1.0.3.54CVE-2017-18797derived from NVD

r8500 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.2.100Fixed in:1.0.2.100CVE-2017-18797derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.netgear.com

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CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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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.