SB2022072804 - Denial of service in DD-WRT



SB2022072804 - Denial of service in DD-WRT

Published: July 28, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022072804
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27631)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the httpd unescape functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.