CVE-2018-21173 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the R7500, R7800, and R9000, among others, when exploited by an authenticated user. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), this vulnerability can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if an attacker with high privileges on the adjacent network successfully exploits it. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.94CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
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.