CVE-2018-21153: netgear d7800_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-21153 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in netgear d7800_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 27-04-2020
   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 D7800 before 1.0.1.34, DM200 before 1.0.0.50, EX2700 before 1.0.1.32, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.70, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.70, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.62, EX6400 before 1.0.1.78, EX7300 before 1.0.1.62, EX8000 before 1.0.0.114, R6100 before 1.0.1.22, R7500 before 1.0.0.122, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.26, WN3000RPv2 before 1.0.0.56, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.66, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.56, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.98, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.64.

• 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.