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CVE-2016-6277

CVE-2016-6277HIGH

n/a n/a — NETGEAR Multiple Routers

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS    %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .9980   100.0   YES

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

TIMELINE
  Jul 22  Reserved by mitre
  Dec 14  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Mar 7   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-09-07

CWE-352 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · KEV due September 7, 2022

Description

NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before 1.0.1.14.Beta, R6900, R7000 before 1.0.7.6.Beta, R7100LG before 1.0.0.28.Beta, R7300DST before 1.0.0.46.Beta, R7900 before 1.0.1.8.Beta, R8000 before 1.0.3.26.Beta, D6220, D6400, D7000, and possibly other routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path info to cgi-bin/.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 22, 2016	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
December 14, 2016	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
March 7, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-09-07

Affected

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

Weaknesses

CWE-352

References (9)

http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-6277 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-352

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