CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4220

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Netgear RP114 (and possibly other versions and devices) allows a remote attacker to perform a SYN flood attack between a system on the internal interface and another on the external interface, temporarily stopping routing between the interfaces.

Risk Assessment

The attack can cause the device to stop functioning as a router, blocking communication between internal and external networks, resulting in a denial of service for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the device firmware to the latest available version and implement protection mechanisms against SYN flood attacks, such as traffic filtering or rate limiting.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Netgear RP114, and possibly other versions and devices, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a SYN flood attack between one system on the internal interface and another on the external interface, which temporarily stops routing between the interfaces, as demonstrated using nmap.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS