Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated…
Priority LOW 31CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.104 and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00508 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.2.104 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.2.104 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.2.104 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.2.104 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7rw5-8cqx-4h7v
References
More NETGEAR R8300 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15124 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13978 Stack-based buffer overflow in NETGEAR R6400v2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-20708 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15327 NETGEAR R8300 devices before 1.0.2.134 are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2021-20711 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20698 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-18759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7rw5-8cqx-4h7v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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