CVE-2017-6334
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote...
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.
- Record
CVE-2017-6334- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.
- Record
CVE-2017-6334- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15395
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15395- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmcr-2q62-c3m5
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote...
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.
- Record
GHSA-fmcr-2q62-c3m5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands
- Record
CVE-2017-6334- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Netgear DGN2200v1/v2/v3/v4 - 'dnslookup.cgi' Remote Command Execution | 2017-02-25 |
| Metasploit | Netgear DGN2200 dnslookup.cgi Command Injection | 2017-02-25 |
| Exploit-DB | Netgear DGN2200v1/v2/v3/v4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 2017-02-28 |
| Exploit-DB | Netgear DGN2200 - 'dnslookup.cgi' Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2017-06-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6334 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Netgear Dgn2200 Devices, published March 6, 2017. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.