CVE-2016-10174

critical

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.

References

Exploits
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-1361

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72

http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-30

Updated: 2026-04-21

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H