CVE-2022-39068 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in ZTE MF296R

Medium 4.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service on ZTE MF296R devices via a buffer overflow in SMS parameter handling.

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

What is CVE-2022-39068?

CVE-2022-39068 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in ZTE MF296R, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZTE MF296R. Due to insufficient validation of the SMS parameter length, an authenticated attacker could use the vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39068?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zte Mf296r Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39068?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-39068 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fp3f-mqxw-mg8x.

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