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CVE-2017-18836

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 20, 2020 at 04:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
20 products affected across 1 vendorM4300-28g FirmwareM4300-12x12f FirmwareM4300-24x Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by denial of service. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-28G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-8X8F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-12X12F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X24F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X before 12.0.2.15, M4300-48X before 12.0.2.15, and M4200 before 12.0.2.15.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

M4200 Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4200 (same device)
M4300-12x12f Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-12x12f (same device)
M4300-24x Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-24x (same device)
M4300-24x24f Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-24x24f (same device)
M4300-28g Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-28g (same device)
M4300-28g POE Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-28g-poe (same device)
M4300-48x Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-48x (same device)
M4300-52g Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-52g (same device)
M4300-52g POE Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-52g-poe (same device)
M4300-8x8f Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 12.0.2.15
Affected range stops below 12.0.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-m4300-8x8f (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000049026/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-Some-Fully-Managed-Switches-PSV-2017-1959

CVSS

6.2MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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