CVE-2016-10174: NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vendor

NETGEAR

Product

WNR2000v5 Router

Added to the catalog

2022-03-25

Due date for US federal agencies

2022-04-15

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Catalog version

2026.10.30

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

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10174

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2017-01-30T04:59:00.157

Last modified

2026-06-17T00:39:12.707

Weaknesses

CWE-120

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.

References

• http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability (Vendor Advisory)
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt (Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability (Vendor Advisory)
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt (Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

mitre

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2017-01-30T04:24:00.000Z

Updated

2025-10-21T23:55:46.735Z

Problem types

n/a

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.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt
• 95867
• 41719
• http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability
• 40949

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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