CVE-2016-10175

Summary

CVECVE-2016-10175
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 leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

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 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
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