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CVE-2018-21153

9.8 · CRITICAL

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker.

Published Apr 27, 2020CWE-120EPSS 1.58%

Overview

CVE-2018-21153 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 27, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refkb.netgear.com/000059480/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-3136Refkb.netgear.com/000059480/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-3136

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21153?

CVE-2018-21153 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 27, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2018-21153?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-21153?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-21153?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-21153 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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