{"id":"CVE-2016-10174","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-10174","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:43:13.070Z","title":"NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability","description":"The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden_lang_avi parameter when invoking the URL /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html. 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