CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-10174
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-25
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-15
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10174
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2017-01-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120
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.
Affected configurations
• netgear d6100 firmware
• netgear d7000 firmware
• netgear d7800 firmware
• netgear jnr1010v2 firmware
• netgear jnr3300 firmware
• netgear jwnr2010v5 firmware
• netgear r2000 firmware
• netgear r6100 firmware
• netgear r6220 firmware
• netgear r7500 firmware
• netgear r7500v2 firmware
• netgear wndr3700v4 firmware
• netgear wndr3800 firmware
• netgear wndr4300 firmware
• netgear wndr4300v2 firmware
• netgear wndr4500v3 firmware
• netgear wndr4700 firmware
• netgear wnr1000v2 firmware
• netgear wnr1000v4 firmware
• netgear wnr2000v3 firmware
• netgear wnr2000v4 firmware
• netgear wnr2000v5 firmware
• netgear wnr2020 firmware
• netgear wnr2050 firmware
• netgear wnr2200 firmware
• netgear wnr2500 firmware
• netgear wnr614 firmware
• netgear wnr618 firmware
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input weakness
References
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174 US Government Resource