CVE-2022-25595 ASUS RT-AC86U - Improper Input Validation

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An unauthenticated LAN attacker can cause a denial of service on ASUS RT-AC86U routers by sending specific requests.

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-2022-25595?

CVE-2022-25595 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in ASUS RT-AC86U, published on 7 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ASUS RT-AC86U has improper user request handling, which allows an unauthenticated LAN attacker to cause a denial of service by sending particular request a server-to-client reply attempt.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25595?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Asus Rt-Ac86u Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25595 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-2022-25595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmmv-6988-fqcv.

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