MikroTik RouterOS update for IRC NAT helper



Published: 2022-10-18
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-2663
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		MikroTik RouterOS
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor MikroTik

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU67510

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2663

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall rules.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in nf_conntrack_irc in Linux kernel. A remote attacker can send unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured and bypass configured firewall rules.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MikroTik RouterOS: 7.4 - 7.4.1, 7.3 - 7.3.1, 7.2 - 7.2.3, 7.1 - 7.1.5

CPE2.3 External links

http://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/stable-release-tree

Q & A

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