CVE-2018-21144 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the DM200, R7500, and WNDR series, in specific firmware versions. This flaw can be exploited by an authenticated user on the adjacent network. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the vulnerability has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high privileges for exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dm200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.16CPE 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.