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CVE-2017-18770

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects...

6.8 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.58%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2017-18770
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9861 6.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2017-9861
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f694-frrr-wm9w No score

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects...

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.

Record
GHSA-f694-frrr-wm9w
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2017-18770
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.2 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2017-18770 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Netgear Plw1000 Firmware, published April 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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