Buffer overflow in NETGEAR R7800

CVE-2017-18697

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7800 before 1.0.2.40 and R9000 before 1.0.2.52.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-18697: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18697?
CVE-2017-18697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R7800, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-18697?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-18697 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.