Denial of service in NETGEAR Routers



Published: 2022-12-07
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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RAXE300
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX30
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RAX29
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70035

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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 local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user 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

RAXE300: before 1.0.2.22_3

RAX30: before 1.0.6.74

RAX29: before 1.0.6.74

External links

http://kb.netgear.com/000065324/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0215


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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