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MEDIUM
CVE-2017-18697
NETGEAR Devices Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

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.

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Published Date :

April 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-18697 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18697 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netgear r7800_firmware
2 Netgear r9000_firmware
3 Netgear r9000
4 Netgear r7800
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-18697.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000053205/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2628 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000053205/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2628 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18697 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.netgear.com/000053205/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2628
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000053205/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2628 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000053205/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2628 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.40 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.52 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.10264

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