VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-10174
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability83.33%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2017-01-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor / product: NETGEAR / WNR2000v5 Router
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry