VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-18758

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user.

HIGH 8.0EPSS 0.76%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6700v2 before 1.1.0.42, R6800 before 1.1.0.42, and R6900v2 before 1.1.0.42.

CVSS 3.1: 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.76% probability · 53th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected: netgear/r6700 firmware · netgear/r6800 firmware · netgear/r6900 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000051487/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2157Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000051487/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2157Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.