CVE-2017-18846
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 20, 2020 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
16 products affected across 1 vendorR7000P FirmwareR8500 FirmwareR6900P Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow. This affects R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R7000P/R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and D8500 before 1.0.3.29.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.3.29
Affected range stops below 1.0.3.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-d8500 (same device)
v < 1.0.4.12
Affected range stops below 1.0.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r6250 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.32
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.0.56
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.0.56
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r7000p (same device)
v < 1.0.1.18
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r7900 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.100_1.0.82
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8300 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.100_1.0.82
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8500 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.32
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo 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/000049013/Security-Advisory-for-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-PSV-2017-0793CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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