CVE-2018-21217 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in specific NETGEAR D3600, D6000, D6100, and R6100 router models, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.67CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.67CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.