CVE-2017-16902

Exp

On the Vonage VDV-23 115 3.2.11-0.9.40 home router, sending a long string of characters in the loginPassword and/or loginUsername field to goform/login causes the router to reboot.

Published: 2017-11-20 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-16902 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.29%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-16902

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
43164 exploit_db edb 2017-11-21 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16902

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 16.33% 18.29% +1.95%
2 2025-03-29 18.29% 16.33% -1.95%
3 2025-03-17 — 18.29% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-16902

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-16902

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-16902

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vonage vdv-23_firmware 3.2.11-0.9.40 cpe:2.3:o:vonage:vdv-23_firmware:3.2.11-0.9.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-16902

URL Tags
http://gh0s7.net/vonage2 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43164/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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