CVE-2017-6862

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261	Vendor Advisory
https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdf	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261	Vendor Advisory
https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdf	Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6862	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000:v5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000:v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-05-26 20:29

Updated : 2026-06-17 01:23

NVD link : CVE-2017-6862

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6862

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6862

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

wnr2000
wnr2000_firmware

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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