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

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2016-10174
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: NETGEARproduct: WNR2000v5Remote code execution
What
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.
Who is affected
Users of NETGEAR WNR2000v5 routers are affected.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited.
Action
Update the firmware of NETGEAR WNR2000v5 routers.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

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

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2016-10174coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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