CVE-2017-18744 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the R6250, R6300v2, R6700, R6900, R7000, R7900, R8000, and R8500, which can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its low attack complexity and network-adjacent vector. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, affected users should update their devices to the specified patched firmware versions immediately.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_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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