critical9.8Known exploited
CVE-2017-6862
NETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-06-08. Federal due date: 2022-06-22.
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Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netgear | Wnr2000 Firmware | before 1.0.0.42 before 1.0.0.66 before 1.1.2.14 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740
- https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261
- https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740
- https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261
- https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdf
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6862