A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear SSL312 (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

cgi-bin/welcome/VPN_only in the web interface in Netgear SSL312 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted query string, as demonstrated using directory traversal sequences.

The weakness was released 02/22/2009 by Rembrandt (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0680 since 02/22/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48605) and Exploit-DB (8008).

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