CVE-2022-46422 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated attackers can cause a Denial of Service on Netgear WNR2000 routers by uploading a crafted firmware image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-46422?
CVE-2022-46422 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware, published on 20 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue in Netgear WNR2000 v1 1.2.3.7 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via uploading a crafted firmware image during the firmware update process.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46422?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46422 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-2022-46422 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46422 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79hv-rqqf-c692.