#VU60246 Buffer overflow in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2022-20699
Published: February 2, 2022 / Updated: May 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60246
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20699
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Cisco RV340 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV340W Dual WAN Gigabit Wireless-AC VPN Router
Cisco RV345 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV345P Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV340 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV340W Dual WAN Gigabit Wireless-AC VPN Router
Cisco RV345 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Cisco RV345P Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the device that is acting as SSL VPN Gateway, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.