Denial of service in NETGEAR Routers



Published: 2022-07-11
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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R6400
Hardware solutions / Routers for home users

RAX75
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX80
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU65118

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote administrator on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

R6400: before 1.0.1.70

RAX75: before 1.0.3.106

RAX80: before 1.0.3.106

External links

http://kb.netgear.com/000065017/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0119


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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