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CVE-2017-18864

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2020 at 01:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
20 products affected across 1 vendorR6700 FirmwareR7000P FirmwareR7000 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.

Affected

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

R6400· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.1.24v < 1.0.2.32
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
R6700 Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.1.22
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r6700 (same device)
R6900· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.1.22
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
R6900P Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.0.56
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
R7000 Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.9.4
Affected range stops below 1.0.9.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r7000 (same device)
R7000P Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
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)
R7100LG Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.0.32
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
R7300 Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.0.54
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.54, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r7300 (same device)
R7900 Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
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)
R8300 Firmware· NETGEAR
95%
v < 1.0.2.104
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.104, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8300 (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_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000051495/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Routers-PSV-2017-0791

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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