CVE-2016-10174

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10174
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-30 04:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-03 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden_lang_avi parameter when invoking the URL /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html. This buffer overflow can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.897710000 probability, percentile 0.995650000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-25; due 2022-04-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-119

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorNETGEAR
ProductWNR2000v5 Router
NameNETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10174

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt MISC raw.githubusercontent.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Netgear WNR2000v5 - Remote Code Execution - CGI remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Netgear WNR2000v5 - 'hidden_lang_avi' Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit) - Hardware remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Netgear WNR2000 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Insecure Remote Access and Command Execution Security Vulnerability, PSV-2016-0255 | Answer | NETGEAR Support MISC kb.netgear.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Full Disclosure: [0-day] RCE and admin credential disclosure in NETGEAR WNR2000 MISC seclists.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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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