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CVE-2018-21178

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7800 befor

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.92, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00125
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

7
netgear r7800 firmware< 1.0.2.40
netgear r9000 firmware< 1.0.2.52
netgear wndr3700 firmware< 1.0.2.92
netgear wndr4300 firmware< 1.0.2.94
netgear wndr4300 firmware< 1.0.0.50
netgear wndr4500 firmware< 1.0.0.50
netgear wnr2000 firmware< 1.0.0.62
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Apr 2020 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://kb.netgear.com/000055180/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2621Vendor Advisory
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