CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-6334

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2017-03-06 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability — NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices

dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands

Added to KEV
2022-03-25
Remediation due
2022-04-15
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6334
Status
Analyzed
Published
2017-03-06
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Description

dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.

Affected configurations

• netgear dgn2200 series firmware (<= 10.0.0.50)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References