CVE-2016-10174

NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El router NETGEAR WNR2000v5 contiene un desbordamiento de búfer en el parámetro hidden_lang_avi al invocar a la URL /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html. Este desbordamiento de búfer puede ser explotado por un atacante no autenticado para lograr la ejecución remota de código.

Netgear WNR2000 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability and various other security issues.

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-20 First Exploit
2016-12-21 CVE Published
2017-01-29 CVE Reserved
2022-03-25 Exploited in Wild
2022-04-15 KEV Due Date
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867	Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949	2024-08-06
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719	2024-08-06
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72	2024-08-06
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt	2024-08-06
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/netgear_wnr2000_rce.rb	2016-12-20

URL	Date	SRC
http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability	2016-12-20

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netgear Search vendor "Netgear"	Wnr2000v5 Firmware Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Wnr2000v5 Firmware"	<= 1.0.0.34 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Wnr2000v5 Firmware" and version " <= 1.0.0.34"	-	Affected	in	Netgear Search vendor "Netgear"	Wnr2000v5 Search vendor "Netgear" for product "Wnr2000v5"	-	-	Safe