How severe is CVE-2017-18779?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-18779?

This is classified as CWE-120, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2017-18779 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 8.4

Vulnerability Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.24, D7000 before 1.0.1.52, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.44, JR6150 before 1.0.1.12, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.44, PR2000 before 1.0.0.20, R6020 before 1.0.0.26, R6050 before 1.0.1.12, R6080 before 1.0.0.26, R6120 before 1.0.0.36, R6220 before 1.1.0.60, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6800 before 1.2.0.12, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.12, WNDR3700v5 before 1.1.0.50, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.44, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.44.

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