CVE-2017-6862

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6862
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-26 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:49:00 UTC
DescriptionNETGEAR 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.375240000 probability, percentile 0.971580000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-119

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorNETGEAR
ProductMultiple Devices
NameNETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v3 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v3 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Wnr2000v3 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v4 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v4 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Wnr2000v4 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v5 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v5 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Wnr2000v5 Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple NETGEAR Routers CVE-2017-6862 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr200... MISC www.on-x.com
Security Advisory for Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution on Some Routers, PSV-2016-0261 | Answer | NETGEAR Support kb.netgear.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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