CVE-2017-18865
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2020 at 01:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorR8500 FirmwareR8300 FirmwareR8500
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects 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.
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)
v < 1.0.2.104
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.104, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8500 (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000051485/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-R8300-and-R8500-PSV-2017-2228CVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- 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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