CVE-2018-21179
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CVE-2018-21179 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, D7800 before 1.0.1.30, R7500 before 1.0.0.122, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.92, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62.. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, D7800 before 1.0.1.30, R7500 before 1.0.0.122, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.92, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netgear | R7800 Firmware | < 1.0.1.30 |
| Netgear | R9000 Firmware | < 1.0.2.52 |
| Netgear | Wndr3700 Firmware | < 1.0.2.92 |
| Netgear | Wndr4300 Firmware | < 1.0.2.94 |
| Netgear | R7500 Firmware | < 1.0.0.122 |
| Netgear | Wndr4300 Firmware | < 1.0.0.50 |
| Netgear | Wndr4500 Firmware | < 1.0.0.50 |
| Netgear | Wnr2000 Firmware | < 1.0.0.62 |
| Netgear | D6100 Firmware | < 1.0.0.57 |
| Netgear | D7800 Firmware | < 1.0.1.30 |
| Netgear | R7500 Firmware | < 1.0.3.24 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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