8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-18738
NETGEAR Devices Multiple Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.54, R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.2.0.22, R6900P before 1.2.0.22, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300DST before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.48, R8300 before 1.0.2.106, R8500 before 1.0.2.106, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.58.

INFO

Published Date :

April 23, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 23, 2020, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18738 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 wndr4500_firmware
2 Netgear r6700_firmware
3 Netgear r6900_firmware
4 Netgear r6900p_firmware
5 Netgear r7000_firmware
6 Netgear r7000p_firmware
7 Netgear r6400_firmware
8 Netgear r7900_firmware
9 Netgear r8000_firmware
10 Netgear ex6150_firmware
11 Netgear r7100lg_firmware
12 Netgear r8300_firmware
13 Netgear r8500_firmware
14 Netgear wndr4300_firmware
15 Netgear wnr2000_firmware
16 Netgear r7300dst_firmware
17 Netgear r6100_firmware
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-2017-18738.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000051517/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-0706 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18738 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000051517/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-0706 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000051517/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-0706 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.54 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.24 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.32 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.9.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7100lg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.32 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7100lg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7300dst_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.54 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7300dst:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.18 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.106 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.106 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.16 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wndr4300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wndr4500:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.58 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000:v5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18738 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18738 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.32361

percentile

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