CVE-2018-21176 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the D6100, R6100, R7500, and others, prior to specific firmware versions. This vulnerability, rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.2, allows an authenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 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.