CVE-2016-10174
NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Published
- Jan 30, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 21, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
2Pedro Ribeiro · cgi · Dec 21, 2016
Pedro Ribeiro · hardware · Mar 24, 2017
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