CVE-2018-21182
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 28, 2020 at 12:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:54 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorR7800 FirmwareR9000 FirmwareWNDR4300 Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.92, and WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.94.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.2.40
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.2.52
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.52, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r9000 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.92
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-wndr3700 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.94
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-wndr4300 (same device)
NETGEAR R9000· NETGEARdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000055176/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2617CVSS
- 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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