CVE-2019-5055 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Host Access Point Daemon (hostapd) on the NETGEAR N300 (WNR2000v5 with Firmware Version V1.0.0.70) wireless router. A SOAP request sent in an invalid sequence to the <WFAWLANConfig:1#PutMessage> service can cause a null pointer dereference, resulting in the hostapd service crashing. An unauthenticated attacker can send a specially-crafted SOAP request to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netgear	Wnr2000 Firmware	1.0.0.70
Netgear	Wnr2000	v5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0832ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0832ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-5055?

CVE-2019-5055 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Host Access Point Daemon (hostapd) on the NETGEAR N300 (WNR2000v5 with Firmware Version V1.0.0.70) wireless router. A SOAP request sent in ...

How severe is CVE-2019-5055?

CVE-2019-5055 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-5055?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware, Netgear Wnr2000.