FKIE_CVE-2017-6862

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-05-26 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:23
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
NETGEAR WNR2000v3 devices before 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 devices before 1.0.0.66, and WNR2000v5 devices before 1.0.0.42 allow authentication bypass and remote code execution via a buffer overflow that uses a parameter in the administration webapp. The NETGEAR ID is PSV-2016-0261.
References
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261Vendor Advisory
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdfBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdfBroken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6862US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netgear wnr2000_firmware *
netgear wnr2000 v5
netgear wnr2000_firmware *
netgear wnr2000 v4
netgear wnr2000_firmware *
netgear wnr2000 v3
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