Skip to main content

Improper Input Validation

CVE-2009-2256

High
7.8/10

Summary

The administrative web interface on the Netgear DG632 with firmware 3.4.0_ap allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (web outage) via an HTTP POST request to cgi-bin/firmwarecfg.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published