8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-21214
NETGEAR Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.67, D6000 before 1.0.0.67, EX2700 before 1.0.1.28, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.20, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, and WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.56.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-21214 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 d3600_firmware
2 Netgear d6000_firmware
3 Netgear r9000_firmware
4 Netgear r7500_firmware
5 Netgear ex2700_firmware
6 Netgear wn2000rpt_firmware
7 Netgear wn3000rp_firmware
8 Netgear wn3100rp_firmware
9 Netgear r6100_firmware
10 Netgear r6100
11 Netgear r7500
12 Netgear d3600
13 Netgear d6000
14 Netgear r9000
15 Netgear ex2700
16 Netgear wn2000rpt
17 Netgear wn3000rp
18 Netgear wn3100rp
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-2018-21214.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000055123/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2488 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000055123/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2488 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-21214 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.netgear.com/000055123/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2488
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 04, 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/000055123/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2488 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000055123/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2488 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.28 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex2700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.20 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.24 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7500:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.67 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.67 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d3600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn2000rpt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.20 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn2000rpt:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wn3000rp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.50 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn3000rp:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.32361

percentile

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