CVE-2017-18864
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.
- Record
CVE-2017-18864- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9955
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9955- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rx9f-9w4j-mpx7
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.
- Record
GHSA-rx9f-9w4j-mpx7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, and R8500 before 1.0.2.104.
- Record
CVE-2017-18864- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18864 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Netgear R6400 Firmware, published May 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.