01 Record
CVE-2016-10174
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
CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-25. Federal remediation due 2022-04-15.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 83.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-01-30 04:24Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-01-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4241b3b01b48970460b20ce4d9ca31d37309e70e297f91fc2c42a0fdd95f54bc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt
- www.securityfocus.com95867http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867
- www.exploit-db.com41719https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/
- kb.netgear.comhttp://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability
- www.exploit-db.com40949https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174