CVE-2018-21181 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR devices, including various D7800, EX, R, WN, and WNDR series models. This flaw allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_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.