What is CVE-2017-18744?

CVE-2017-18744 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6250, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-18744?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in NETGEAR R6250

CVE-2017-18744

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, and R8500 before 1.0.2.74.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18744?: CVE-2017-18744 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6250, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-18744?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.