VDB-154300 · CVE-2018-21166 · GCVE-0-2018-21166

Netgear WNR2000v5 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear R6100, R7500, R7800, R8900, R9000, WNDR3700v4, WNDR4300, WNDR4300v2, WNDR4500v3 and WNR2000v5. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-21166. The attack requires access to the local network. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Netgear R6100, R7500, R7800, R8900, R9000, WNDR3700v4, WNDR4300, WNDR4300v2, WNDR4500v3 and WNR2000v5 (Wireless LAN Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by denial of service. This affects R6100 before 1.0.1.22, R7500 before 1.0.0.122, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.96, 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.

The weakness was published 04/23/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.netgear.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-21166 since 04/20/2020. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at VDB-154299. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

Netgear

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/20/2020 🔍
04/23/2020 +3 days 🔍
04/24/2020 +1 days 🔍
06/02/2024 +1500 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: kb.netgear.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-21166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154300
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2020 07:22
Updated: 06/02/2024 10:06
Changes: 04/24/2020 07:22 (38), 04/24/2020 07:27 (12), 10/12/2020 13:05 (1), 10/12/2020 13:17 (1), 06/02/2024 10:06 (32)
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