CVE-2017-18714 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service on NETGEAR WNDR4500v3 routers, disrupting network availability for users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-18714?

CVE-2017-18714 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netgear Wndr4500 Firmware, published on 24 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NETGEAR WNDR4500v3 devices before 1.0.0.48 are affected by denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18714?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netgear Wndr4500 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-18714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear Wndr4500 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cfrf-4mh2-g67f.

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