Denial of Service Vulnerability in NETGEAR Routers
CVE-2018-21142

4.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Netgear
Status
R6100 Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 April 2020

What is CVE-2018-21142?

Certain NETGEAR router models are prone to a denial of service vulnerability which can cause the device to become unresponsive. Specifically, versions of the R6100, R7500, R7800, R8900, R9000, and several WNDR series routers prior to the specified firmware updates are susceptible to exploitation, potentially impacting network availability.

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000059491/Security-Advisory-for-De...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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