CVE-2017-18864: netgear r6400_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18864 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in netgear r6400_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-05-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.