Medium severity · published Apr 22, 2020
CVE-2017-18770
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user
6.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects R7800 before 1.0.2.36, PLW1000v2 before 1.0.0.14, and PLW1010v2 before 1.0.0.14.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PF
Plw1000 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.14 · source: NVD
PF
Plw1010 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.14 · source: NVD
RF
R7800 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.36 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18770
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18770
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000051473/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Powerlines-and-a-Router-PSV-2016-0121
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