CVE-2018-21151 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the D7800, R7500v2, R7800, R8900, R9000, WNDR4300v2, and WNDR4500v3, which can be triggered by an authenticated user. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating that an attacker with high privileges on the adjacent network could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.26CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.10CPE 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.