Is CVE-2018-21097 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-21097 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-21097?

CVE-2018-21097 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-21097?

Patch guidance is available from netgear security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-21097.

Fix CVE-2018-21097 - CRITICAL netgear wac505 firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-21097?

11 products: netgear wac505 firmware, netgear wac510 firmware, netgear wac120 firmware, netgear wn604 firmware, netgear wnap320 firmware, and 6 more.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NETGEAR
Published: 4/27/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

netgear : wac505_firmwarenetgear : wac510_firmwarenetgear : wac120_firmwarenetgear : wn604_firmwarenetgear : wnap320_firmwarenetgear : wnap210_firmwarenetgear : wndap350_firmwarenetgear : wndap360_firmwarenetgear : wndap660_firmwarenetgear : wndap620_firmwarenetgear : wnd930_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD