CVE-2019-5055 Null dereference in N300 WNR2000v5
An unauthenticated attacker can crash the hostapd service on NETGEAR N300 routers by sending a malformed SOAP request, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5055?
CVE-2019-5055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware, published on 11 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Host Access Point Daemon (hostapd) on the NETGEAR N300 (WNR2000v5 with Firmware Version V1.0.0.70) wireless router. A SOAP request sent in an invalid sequence to the <WFAWLANConfig:1#PutMessage> service can cause a null pointer dereference, resulting in the hostapd service crashing. An unauthenticated attacker can send a specially-crafted SOAP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5055?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hc22-q8g2-56vr.