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CVE-2017-18846


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 16 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 13 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-04-20T16:15:13.727

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:21:04.723

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear r6250_firmware < 1.0.4.12 Yes
Hardware netgear r6250 - No
Operating System netgear r6400_firmware < 1.0.2.32 Yes
Hardware netgear r6400 v2 No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.0.0.56 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.0.0.56 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - No
Operating System netgear r7900_firmware < 1.0.1.18 Yes
Hardware netgear r7900 - No
Operating System netgear r8300_firmware < 1.0.2.100_1.0.82 Yes
Hardware netgear r8300 - No
Operating System netgear r8500_firmware < 1.0.2.100_1.0.82 Yes
Hardware netgear r8500 - No
Operating System netgear d8500_firmware < 1.0.3.29 Yes
Hardware netgear d8500 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.