CVE-2018-21216 describes a high-severity buffer overflow vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR D3600, D6000, D6100, and R6100 router models. An unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this flaw, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk. Organizations should update affected devices to the specified firmware versions to mitigate this threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.67CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.67CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_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
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