CVE-2022-40480 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service on the NRF5340-DK development kit by sending a crafted ConReq packet.
- 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-2022-40480?
CVE-2022-40480 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nordic Semiconductor, Microchip Technology NRF5340-DK DT100112 was discovered to contain an issue which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted ConReq packet.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40480?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microchip Dt100112 Firmware, Nordicsemi Nrf5340-Dk Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40480 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-2022-40480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fgj-q22q-g9pg.