CVE-2019-20653 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.4 Published 15 Apr 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service on NETGEAR WAC505 and WAC510 wireless access points.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-20653?

CVE-2019-20653 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by denial of service. This affects WAC505 before 8.0.6.4 and WAC510 before 8.0.6.4.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20653?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netgear Wac505 Firmware, Netgear Wac510 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20653?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20653 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-20653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6353-474x-4fr8.