Buffer overflow in NETGEAR D6100

CVE-2018-21184

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, D7800 before 1.0.1.28, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, and R9000 before 1.0.3.6.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.006 (46.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.2% 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-2018-21184: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21184?
CVE-2018-21184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D6100, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-21184?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.