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CVE-2018-21201

Published: Apr 28, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-787
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.92, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

d6100 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r6100 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r7800 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
r9000 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
wndr3700 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
netgearcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka net gear
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://kb.netgear.com/000055148/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2017-2591
kb.netgear.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 28, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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