Vulnerability CVE-2022-46424


Published: 2022-12-20

Description:
An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear XWN5001 Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point. An attacker can conduct a MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) attack to modify the user-uploaded firmware image and bypass the CRC check, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS). This affects v0.4.1.1 and earlier.

 References:
https://hackmd.io/@slASVrz_SrW7NQCsunofeA/B1rKQuzDj
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/

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