CVE-2016-10174 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router, specifically within the hidden_lang_avi parameter when accessing /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 and is actively exploited in the wild, with readily available exploit modules in Metasploit and ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage indicate significant attention to this severe security risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010v2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr3300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.