CVE-2021-45518 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service on NETGEAR XR1000 routers, requiring a firmware upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2021-45518?
CVE-2021-45518 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETGEAR XR1000 devices before 1.0.0.58 are affected by denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Xr1000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45518 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-2021-45518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvw3-9pc3-7rr4.