Is CVE-2017-6334 exploited in the wild?

Yes. CVE-2017-6334 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.

How severe is CVE-2017-6334?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 25 March 2022.

Which products and versions are affected?

NETGEAR DGN2200 firmware through 10.0.0.50; NETGEAR DGN2200v1; NETGEAR DGN2200v2; NETGEAR DGN2200v3; and 1 more.

Is there a fix for CVE-2017-6334?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2017-6334 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2017-6334?

Check whether you run NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2017-6334: NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2017-6334 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25

The dnslookup.cgi component on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the host_name field of an HTTP POST request. This vulnerability affects multiple hardware revisions (v1-v4) running firmware versions up to 10.0.0.50.

Vendors: NETGEAR.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-6334 exploited in the wild?: Yes. CVE-2017-6334 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2017-6334?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 25 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?: NETGEAR DGN2200 firmware through 10.0.0.50; NETGEAR DGN2200v1; NETGEAR DGN2200v2; NETGEAR DGN2200v3; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-6334?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2017-6334 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-6334?: Check whether you run NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

NETGEAR DGN2200 firmware through 10.0.0.50
NETGEAR DGN2200v1
NETGEAR DGN2200v2
NETGEAR DGN2200v3
NETGEAR DGN2200v4

Timeline

2017-03-07: disclosed: Initial analysis by NIST
2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2022-03-25: other: Vulnerability published on NVD

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