CVE-2018-21170 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in specific NETGEAR devices, including models like the EX2700, R7800, WN2000RPTv3, WN3000RPv3, and WN3100RPv2, affecting firmware versions prior to their respective patches. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-adjacent attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn2000rpt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3000rp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3100rp_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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.