CVE-2018-21163

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects DGN2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.102, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.102, EX3700 before 1.0.0.70, EX3800 before 1.0.0.70, EX6000 before 1.0.0.30, EX6100 before 1.0.2.22, EX6120 before 1.0.0.40, EX6130 before 1.0.0.22, EX6150 before 1.0.0.38, EX6200 before 1.0.3.86, EX7000 before 1.0.0.64, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.22, R6900P before 1.3.0.18, R7000P before 1.3.0.18, R7300DST before 1.0.0.62, R7900P before 1.3.0.10, R8000 before 1.0.4.12, R8000P before 1.3.0.10, WN2500RPv2 before 1.0.1.52, and WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.18.

References

Link	Tags
https://kb.netgear.com/000055196/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-0308	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-21163?: CVE-2018-21163 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-21163?: To fix CVE-2018-21163, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-21163 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-21163 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write

References

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