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CVE-2016-10174

CVE-2016-10174CRITICAL

n/a n/a — NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .8333   99.7   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jan 29  Reserved by mitre
  Jan 30  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Mar 25  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-15

CWE-120 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · KEV due April 15, 2022

Description

The 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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 29, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
January 30, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
March 25, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-15

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-120

References (7)

http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability [x_refsource_MISC]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 [x_refsource_MISC]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-10174 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-120

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