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CVE-2017-6334

NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Mar 5, 2017 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · netgear dgn2200 series firmware

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 5, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Required action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

CISA due date Apr 15, 2022

Affected

  • cpe netgear/dgn2200 series firmwareversion unspecified
  • vendor NETGEAR DGN2200 Devicesversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2017-6334

    dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2017-6334

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2017-6334

    30-day exploitation probability 72.6%

    first.org
  • Exploit Database41459

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit Database41472

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit Database42257

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_linux/http/netgear_dnslookup_cmd_exec

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2017-6334

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References