CVE-2017-18738 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in various NETGEAR router models, including the EX6150v2, R6400, R7000, and R8500, among others, affecting specific firmware versions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, posing a high risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.