CVE-2018-21189 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the D6100, R6100, R7800, and others, which can be exploited by an authenticated user. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), this vulnerability allows an attacker on the adjacent network with high privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.40CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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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.