Buffer overflow in DD-WRT - CVE-2022-27631
Published: July 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65838
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27631
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
DD-WRT
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27631
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.