Linksys WRT54GL up to 4.30.18.006 upnp soap_action null pointer dereference
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linksys WRT54GL up to 4.30.18.006. This affects the function soap_action of the component upnp. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-43972. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Linksys WRT54GL up to 4.30.18.006 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function soap_action of the component upnp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was presented 01/10/2023. The advisory is shared at youtu.be. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-43972 since 10/28/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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- Vendor: https://www.linksys.com/
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Timeline
10/28/2022 🔍01/10/2023 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: linksys.comAdvisory: youtu.be
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2022-43972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217753
Entry
Created: 01/10/2023 08:57Updated: 01/30/2023 19:08
Changes: 01/10/2023 08:57 (51), 01/30/2023 19:08 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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