CVE-2017-18758 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR R6700v2, R6800, and R6900v2 router models. An authenticated attacker on the local network can exploit this flaw, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated as a high severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.0), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.0.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.42CPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.