# CVE-2016-5680: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the license transfer command.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjpx-gqc9-mcgx

## What is CVE-2016-5680?

CVE-2016-5680 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in cgi-bin/cgi_main in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.6 through 3.0.0 and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the sn parameter to the transfer_license command.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5680?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Netgear Readynas Surveillance, Nuuo Nvrmini 2.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5680?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5680 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- NUUO NVRmini2 / NVRsolo / Crystal Devices / NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance Application - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-5674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5674/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-5675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5675/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-11056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11056/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5679/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-18861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18861/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5680 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5680 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5680/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5680/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5680
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5680
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5680

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