CVE-2017-18699 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR R7800 and R9000 router firmware versions, allowing an authenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), exploitation requires high privileges and local network access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.