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CVE-2022-43972

Null pointer dereference in Linksys WRT54GL

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router with firmware <= 4.30.18.006. A null pointer dereference in the soap_action function within the upnp binary can be triggered by an unauthenticated attacker via a malicious POST request invoking the AddPortMapping action.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de desreferencia de puntero nulo en el router Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband con firmware &lt;= 4.30.18.006. Un atacante no autenticado puede desencadenar una desreferencia de puntero nulo en la función SOAP_action dentro del binario upnp a través de una solicitud POST maliciosa que invoca la acción AddPortMapping.

*Credits: Jessie Chick of Trellix ARC
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-10-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-01-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (3)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Linksys
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Wrt54gl Firmware
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<= 4.30.18.006
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Affected
in Linksys
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Wrt54gl
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Safe