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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-21153
NETGEAR Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, DM200 before 1.0.0.50, EX2700 before 1.0.1.32, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.70, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.70, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.62, EX6400 before 1.0.1.78, EX7300 before 1.0.1.62, EX8000 before 1.0.0.114, R6100 before 1.0.1.22, R7500 before 1.0.0.122, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.26, WN3000RPv2 before 1.0.0.56, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.66, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.56, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.98, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.64.

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 5, 2020, 8:05 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-21153 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 r7800_firmware
3 Netgear ex6200_firmware
4 Netgear ex8000_firmware
5 Netgear r8900_firmware
6 Netgear r9000_firmware
7 Netgear d7800_firmware
8 Netgear r7500_firmware
9 Netgear ex6100_firmware
10 Netgear ex6150_firmware
11 Netgear dm200_firmware
12 Netgear ex2700_firmware
13 Netgear ex6400_firmware
14 Netgear ex7300_firmware
15 Netgear wn2000rpt_firmware
16 Netgear wn3000rp_firmware
17 Netgear wn3100rp_firmware
18 Netgear wndr4300_firmware
19 Netgear wnr2000_firmware
20 Netgear r6100_firmware
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 20
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-2018-21153.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000059480/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-3136 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-21153 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000059480/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-3136 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000059480/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-3136 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.34 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d7800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dm200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.50 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:dm200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.32 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex2700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6100:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6200:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.78 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.62 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.114 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.22 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.122 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.26 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7500:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn2000rpt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.26 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn2000rpt:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3000rp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.56 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn3000rp:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3000rp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.66 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn3000rp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3100rp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.56 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn3100rp:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.98 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wndr4300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.54 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wndr4300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.54 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wndr4500:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.64 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-2018-21153 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-2018-21153 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

0.25 }} 0.00%

score

0.61024

percentile

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