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.

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

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

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.