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Forum Discussion
GTGeek88
Feb 17, 2016Guide
glibc vulnerability CVE-2015-7547
Is the R7000 vulnerable to the "new" glibc vulnerability indexed as CVE-2015-7547? For reference: http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/extremely-severe-bug-leaves-dizzying-number-of-apps-and-d...
- Mar 01, 2016
Update:
As of this writing, our engineers confirmed that the following products are not vulnerable.
- DSL Gateways
- Cable Gateways
- Extenders
- Powerline
- Routers
- Security firewalls and VPN software
- Switches
- 11ac Access Points
We will provide another update as we complete the review of other products.
ElaineM
Feb 18, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
I am waiting for a confirmation from our engineers if any of our routers are affected by the said vulnerability ID.
Will post an update soon.
VisionFriendly
Feb 24, 2016Aspirant
Hello I was wondering if the Nighthawk R7000 router is affected by the glibc vulnerability.