CVE-2018-21170

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects EX2700 before 1.0.1.28, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.20, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, and WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.56.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory netgear.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.netgear.com/000055188/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2638 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-21170?
CVE-2018-21170 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-21170?
To fix CVE-2018-21170, 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-2018-21170 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-21170 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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