CVE-2017-18744
What it is
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, and R8500 before 1.0.2.74.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Netgear r6250 Firmware < 1.0.4.12
- Netgear r6300 Firmware < 1.0.4.12
- Netgear r6700 Firmware < 1.0.1.22
- Netgear r6900 Firmware < 1.0.1.22
- Netgear r7000 Firmware < 1.0.9.4
- Netgear r7900 Firmware < 1.0.1.12
- Netgear r8000 Firmware < 1.0.3.24
- Netgear r8500 Firmware < 1.0.2.74
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://kb.netgear.com/000051511/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-0324
- https://kb.netgear.com/000051511/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-0324