Buffer overflow in Netgear R6700
CVE-2017-18758
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R6700v2 before 1.1.0.42, R6800 before 1.1.0.42, and R6900v2 before 1.1.0.42.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.008 (51.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Netgear R6700 — versions v2
- Netgear R6700_firmware
- Netgear R6800
- Netgear R6800_firmware
- Netgear R6900 — versions v2
- Netgear R6900_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18758?
- CVE-2017-18758 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2020-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18758?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.